Travis Kalanick was a jerk or he was made a scapegoat after Uber 2017 events?

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ElonMuskk

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ElonMuskk
Jun 29, 2019 26 Comments

Under Dara's leadership, Uber seems to have done well and earned the respect back for Uber in these 2-3 years.

In 2017, Uber was fuck*d up, to say the least under Travis with sexual harassments, bro culture, his recorded fights with Uber drivers etc.

Was Travis really a jerk and failed leader?

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  • Google
    falconhvy

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    falconhvy
    Travis was what company needed then, Dara is what company needs now. Swap their roles and Uber wouldn't be there by now.
    Jun 29, 2019 14
  • Okta
    doll$h

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    doll$h
    Add *both*
    Jun 29, 2019 0
  • Uber
    iTriggerU

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    iTriggerU
    Fuck everyone who hates tk. Everyone at Uber owes him everything they have
    Jun 30, 2019 0
  • I didn't work at Uber, but I saw friends and friends of friends passionately defending Travis when he stepped down. Females included.

    I always wondered how he could be as bad as the press said.
    Jun 30, 2019 1
    • New / Eng
      harigur

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      harigur
      Exactly. I read an answer in quora with Travis 's official email screenshot that he asked "what can I do to keep you at Uber" when a top level SWE was about to leave. I think it happened in 2015. At that stage there is no need for a CEO to talk to a normal swe. May be VP . But Travis went all the way down to hold him at Uber. The issue with current generation is "education without character ". Let's say you have a bio-tech startup and a top scientist creates a curing medicine for cancer, but he is a sexual predator. For a business all you need is profit. Now people also "always do the right thing". Ok, if you fire him there will be bunch of companies ready to take him and beat you in the market. The guy who was complained about sexual harassment was top guy from Google who worked on maps. Google can afford to lose brilliant jerks after these many years. But not a startup like Uber. The point, education without character and business without morals is biggest issue.
      Jun 30, 2019
  • Uber
    john_list

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    john_list
    Listen to interviews with him. He’s a no BS type of guy and will tell it out how it is. This doesn’t really do well in the politically correct climate of 2019.

    I think he failed to consider a lot things while focusing on growth at all costs, but to some extent that’s inevitable.
    Jun 30, 2019 0