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I was just thinking this, but it seems his departure from Cruise coincided with the GM acquisition, and the transition to Uber from Otto probably happened becau
by nilkn 8y ago
I was just thinking this, but it seems his departure from Cruise coincided with the GM acquisition, and the transition to Uber from Otto probably happened because Uber acquired Otto. The primary job changes then are from Tesla to Otto and now from Uber to Voyage.
- bhouston 8y agoWhy didn't he stay on at GM if he was good/critical? Do not acquiring companies want to keep at the good people, not let them all leave immediately after acquisition?
- hn_throwaway_99 8y agoLots of good people want to leave after an acquisition. Working for a fast-paced innovative startup is a very different proposition than working for GM.
- btian 8y agoThey kill people with failed ignition switch, tried to cover up, lobby EPA to eliminate fuel economy standards, get a huge bailout from tax payers because insiders stole all the money. I won't want to work for such a company either.
- throwawayberry 8y agoYou are assuming it was by choice (and that the dates on his LinkedIn profile are accurate). I cannot say anything more concrete.
- hn_throwaway_99 8y agoTotally agree. I got shit from folks in a different thread when I said I would be wary of hiring people with a lot of "job hopping" on their resume, but this guy totally doesn't look like he fits the bill for that: 1. 2 solid years at Tesla 2. Then moved to Cruise (very easy to understand why someone would want that) but was acquired only 7 mo later. Not hard to understand why he wouldn't want to work at GM, not what he signed up for. 3. Then moved to Otto/Uber where he was for 4 years until now.
- throwaway_w2_q1 8y agoDrew was asked to leave cruise before the GM acquisition by the other executives. He was gone before the final demo and wasn’t involved in the negotiations.