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I'm in no way a fan of Uber, and I have a hard stance on not taking it anymore due to the company's actions in the past, but I really wish his possible leave of
by yladiz 9y ago
I'm in no way a fan of Uber, and I have a hard stance on not taking it anymore due to the company's actions in the past, but I really wish his possible leave of absence wasn't spun as a result of the investigation done by Holder, at least not majorly. I would imagine him taking a leave of absence may be much more due to his parents boating accident where his mother died and his father was seriously injured, and while the investigation may play a role in his stress, from my understanding the board is in support of Travis and he has major voting rights in the company anyway, so he can't just be forced to leave.
- redm 9y agoConsidering how he got burned by at RedSwoosh by VC's pulling out early and by investors at Scour, it's no surprise that he would have taken special care to ensure he retained control. I would be surprised if he could be easily outed.
- bsder 9y agoInteresting. Didn't know this history. Got some links? I still think Kalanick is a jerk, but that kind of history would explain at least some of it.
- jdorfman 9y agoBrad Stone covers it in great detail in "The Upstarts". Great read.
- sbuccini 9y agoI would really recommend watching this talk[1] TK gave at Failcon back in 2011. It's a great insight into Travis's background and the mindset that he imbued into Uber in the early days. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QrX5jsiico https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QrX5jsiico
- drspacemonkey 9y agoThe Dollop (a history comedy podcast) recently did an episode on Uber and Kalanick. http://thedollop.libsyn.com/271-uber http://thedollop.libsyn.com/271-uber
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