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Is Carol Bartz available?

• CalChris 9y ago
  I'm a Bartz fan based on Autodesk; she's the operational definition of adult supervision. But at 68, I think Uber wouldn't be the right choice for them or her. And after Yahoo, she wouldn't touch Uber with the board situation it has.
  • rdiddly 9y ago
    Maybe you could explain what it is specifically about running Uber that would preclude a 68-year-old from doing it? Edit: Just to be clear, if it's not already: Part of why I ask is because I think Carol Bartz would be a fine candidate to give Uber the reality check it seems to need. She's a bullshit-eliminator. But there's a question as to whether Uber is merely a place where there is a lot of bullshit (this I think most people agree on) or whether it's a place constructed of bullshit. If the latter then there's not really much hope for a Bartz type figure to succeed.
    • CalChris 9y ago
      Uber is world scale and frankly, it's a mess with a drama laden founder still on the board. I just don't think she'd have the stamina to deal with that; I'm not sure who would. Happy to be surprised and as I've said, I'm a Bartz fan. I don't think Uber is constructed of bullshit but do they ever need a Bartz. Unfortunately, Kalanick has constructed an après moi, le déluge situation.
    • pfarnsworth 9y ago
      She utterly failed at Yahoo. Why should she get a chance to ruin a second company?