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