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As the adage goes, sometimes the startup CEO for the first $70 billion, is not the same as for the next $70 billion.
by khazhoux 9y ago
As the adage goes, sometimes the startup CEO for the first $70 billion, is not the same as for the next $70 billion.
- ogezi 9y agoHaven't heard this adage before bit it seems appropriate for the situation. Good one.
- vecter 9y agoOr as they say, "what got you here won't get you there"
- matt4077 9y agoKalanick's brohaviour has nothing to do with economic success. You absolutely do not need to harass people sexually to be successful.
- dingo_bat 9y agoAnd he didn't sexually harass anybody. I don't see your point.
- matt4077 9y agoHis misbehaviour is (in this case) tolerating such behaviour at Uber, something which many seem to consider a strategy to "let boys be boys" and create a great business freed from the oppressive shackles of "political correctness". But go google and you'll find quite a few anecdotes that do make it seem as if he has a strange hangup with women himself.
- dingo_bat 9y agoI agree with everything you said but he literally did not sexually harass anybody. So saying that he did is just inaccurate. Regardless of how big of an asshole he is.
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- temp20160423 9y agoDo you have an example for such a startup in recent history where the founder left within the first few years and the startup succeeded with a new founder? I don't think we can really value Uber at $70B; that's the headline number for investors getting preferred shares. My main point is that Uber's position is not nearly as strong as the $70B implies; this number exists because Travis was super aggressive at growing revenue, so investors must have had expectations of the company continuing its insane growth trajectory. I don't believe Uber has that strong a moat today, and the leaked numbers imply losses left and right.
- forgottenacc57 9y agoYou seem to have missed the irony.