From curbside to Santa Monica hotel, Supershuttle took 100 minutes to delivery me to my destination including curbside waiting time.

It was suggested to me by a co-worker that if there was a work emergency, the cash saved ($17 shuttle ride including $2 tip) by the company would not have been worth the 100 minutes of not being available.

Even though my company can well afford and approves of higher priced transportation including weeklong rentals, I have never been one to take advantage when a deeply discounted option exists.

Is there an option in between the expensive Uber ($55) and Execucar ($79) options?

A cursory search didn't find anything in the $30-40 range for LAX to SM transport.