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> Apparently unhappy with merely removing Travis from the CEO's chair Travis wasn't removed from CEO chair. He resigned temporarily due to passing of his late

> Apparently unhappy with merely removing Travis from the CEO's chair Travis wasn't removed from CEO chair. He resigned temporarily due to passing of his late mother. He himself said multiple times once he is done greaving, he plans to come back.

tim333 9y ago
"Travis Kalanick stepped down Tuesday as chief executive of Uber, the ride-hailing service that he helped found in 2009 and built into a transportation colossus, after a shareholder revolt made it untenable for him to stay on at the company." is how the NYT put it.
- joering2 9y ago
  I didnt get this news. First when it broke he and board explained its due to his morher passing. Now im confused as of what really transpired.
  - tim333 9y ago
    There was talk about leaving temporarily before the shareholder revolt kicked in.
    - joering2 9y ago
      Its disapotiing to keep being downvoted just because im wrong. would love to see all these people im sure they never been wrong in their life. anyways Travis said himself he is leaving Uber because his mother just died, which was not a lie. And I believe when your mother dies you need time to grief and its perfectly fine to take time off.
      - Sacho 9y ago
        This is true, but the board allegedly pressured him into resigning the week after. Here's the NYT article with details - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/21/technology/uber-ceo-travis-kalanick.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/21/technology/uber-ceo-travi... - although, given the lawsuit, it's not clear if the reporting was completely correct.
      - tyingq 9y ago
        People will downvote a comment that is objectively incorrect. I wouldn't take it personally. Enacting a coup while the king is absent from the castle is a common tactic.
      - Zyst 9y ago
        You made a claim you didn't have the facts right on. If someone without the relevant information reads it your comment could thus spread misinformation. And so people downvote. The other replies that got downvoted after that I don't know about though.

tim333 9y ago

"Travis Kalanick stepped down Tuesday as chief executive of Uber, the ride-hailing service that he helped found in 2009 and built into a transportation colossus, after a shareholder revolt made it untenable for him to stay on at the company." is how the NYT put it.

joering2 9y ago
I didnt get this news. First when it broke he and board explained its due to his morher passing. Now im confused as of what really transpired.
- tim333 9y ago
  There was talk about leaving temporarily before the shareholder revolt kicked in.
  - joering2 9y ago
    Its disapotiing to keep being downvoted just because im wrong. would love to see all these people im sure they never been wrong in their life. anyways Travis said himself he is leaving Uber because his mother just died, which was not a lie. And I believe when your mother dies you need time to grief and its perfectly fine to take time off.
    - Sacho 9y ago
      This is true, but the board allegedly pressured him into resigning the week after. Here's the NYT article with details - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/21/technology/uber-ceo-travis-kalanick.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/21/technology/uber-ceo-travi... - although, given the lawsuit, it's not clear if the reporting was completely correct.
    - tyingq 9y ago
      People will downvote a comment that is objectively incorrect. I wouldn't take it personally. Enacting a coup while the king is absent from the castle is a common tactic.
    - Zyst 9y ago
      You made a claim you didn't have the facts right on. If someone without the relevant information reads it your comment could thus spread misinformation. And so people downvote. The other replies that got downvoted after that I don't know about though.