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“That’s when they went in for the kill. I just couldn’t hang. Bottom line, I just couldn’t hang.” That’s Travis Kalanick at the All-In Summit. Right after his mother’s death, his investors pushed him out of the company he built from nothing. In this talk, Travis tells us how he…
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I’d like to see every startup I invest in get to IPO. But realistically, an acquisition is the best case outcome for most. If Trump wins in November, we could see a massive wave of M&A in tech. This M&A flood will put a lot of money in investors’ pockets,…
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Travis Kalanick’s first company got him sued for $250 billion. Time to quit the startup game, right? Wrong. Third Time’s a Charm Travis is known as the brilliant founder of Uber and CloudKitchens. But his first company, a file sharing service called Scour, was a disaster. Angry about music being…
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Uber made its early investors billions. But some had a chance to invest early — and missed an incredible opportunity. The book Super Pumped details how some investors won the Uber deal, and how others missed out. This fascinating tale of one of the decade’s best startups taught me a…
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“Bill Gurley needed to get in on this deal. Over his decade-plus of venture investing, Gurley had watched enough startups succeed and fail to know that this one — Uber, ‘everyone’s private driver’ — was special.” Super Pumped Winning the Deal In 2010, Bill Gurley was already a one of…
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Travis Kalanick’s first company got him sued for $250 billion. Most people would’ve given up after that. But Kalanick didn’t. Super Pumped by Mike Isaac recounts Kalanick’s amazing story, all the way from his first company, Scour, to Uber. A Born Salesman Kalanick was a born salesman. Even as a…
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Who do you think are the largest employers in America? General Motors, McDonald’s, maybe Starbucks? Just 14 years since the launch of Uber, gig work platforms are now 3 out of the top 5 employers in the country. Here’s Forbes’ list of America’s largest employers: Let’s add gig work. The…
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“I heard 100 no’s a day for 6 years straight.” Travis Kalanick, Founder, Uber Technologies Travis Kalanick knew something was wrong. The number of taxi licenses in New York City had not increased since the 1940’s. During that time, the city added over 1 million residents. Get the blog before…
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