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>Hope everyone's paying attention to the identity of these investors Exactly. I would be wary of these specific folks. I bet you they would do the same to any
by slice_of_life 9y ago
>Hope everyone's paying attention to the identity of these investors
Exactly. I would be wary of these specific folks. I bet you they would do the same to any founder in a heartbeat.
- smt88 9y agoAny founder? Or just founders who drag their company's name and culture into a swamp of immoral behavior?
- slice_of_life 9y agoMost founders. I don't think it had come to that yet. The good he has done immensely outweighs any wrongdoings. There was a degree of penance on his part and it should count for something. Travis has had to make a lot of hard decisions to get Uber where it is. These decisions have at times cost him goodwill of the public but I think they are (were) worth it for the long term.
- smt88 9y agoPerception is the same as reality here, though. He could be a great leader, but still too controversial to keep at the company. If it wasn't an organizational decision, it was a marketing decision.
- beagle3 9y agoWeighing the good vs the bad is something you can only do after a while. It's possible that Uber, which has yet to turn a profit, will effectively go away in a couple of years -- in which case, Kalanick will have spent billions of investors money with nothing to show for it. > Travis has had to make a lot of hard decisions to get Uber where it is. These decisions have at times cost him goodwill of the public but I think they are (were) worth it for the long term. For sure. But it will take a few years to know if that's actually a good place; at present, it doesn't look that way (but it's too early to tell for sure either way).
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- smt88 9y agoHow I feel is irrelevant. Consumers and investors feel that Uber behaved immorally, and there's some indication that the legal system will agree.