TRAVIS KALANICK 02
Broadcast date: June 22, 2017
Travis Kalanick co-founded Uber to revolutionize the way we move around cities. However, he finds himself leaving Uber as CEO at a critical time for the company.
Join Mike and Chad as they deconstruct how Travis thinks. From dialling for dollars to rapid scale. The episode goes deep into Travis' 8-year tenure at Uber discussing the Good and the Bad.
Travis Kalanick Interviews
Fireside Chat with Travis Kalanick and Marc Benioff
Dreamforce Video
Published Sep 17, 2015
Virtuous Circle: Fireside Chat with Travis Kalanick and Arianna Huffington
Internet Association
Published on Nov 10, 2016
Chad's book recommendations
Wild Ride: Inside Uber's Quest for World Domination
Adam Lashinsky
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
Simon Sinek
Uber Movement Site
Lets Find Smarter Ways Forward
Scandals this year
- January: Drivers were protesting against President Donald Trump's executive order that barred travelers from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the US.
- February 21: Scathing blog post alleges sexism and gender bias inside Uber
- February 22: New York Times article 'Inside Uber's Aggressive, Unrestrained Workplace Culture' published
- February 23: Uber finds itself in a bitter legal fight with investor Google
- February 28: Dashcam video shows Kalanick in a heated argument with an Uber driver
- March 3: Report reveals details of Uber's 'Greyball' tool
- March 17: Leaked data shows Uber's self-driving cars still rely heavily on human
Amazing Achievements (8 years)
- 6B revenue, 60B valuation
- 12k employees
- Massive Scale
- Created millions of flex jobs
- Massive data play
- Fights against regulators and old taxi monopoly