The Rise and Fall of Uber's Controversial CEO
Bloomberg Profiles looks at the story of Uber's Travis Kalanick and how he went from UCLA dropout to CEO of the world's most valuable technology startup. Video by Michael Byhoff, Eric Newcomer,...
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Sometimes it’s impossible to separate the company from the founder. Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook. Steve Jobs and Apple. Elon Musk and Tesla. And for better or worse… ERIC NEWCOMER: It’s hard thinking about Uber without thinking about Travis Kalanick. ERIC: But...that’s not always a good thing. That’s Eric Newcomer. ERIC: I cover Uber and startups for Bloomberg. Kalanick has become a lightning rod of controversy in the tech industry over the past few years. And Seth Meyer's says he's what happens when you... SETH MEYERS: spray Axe body spray into a suit until it became sentient. And after a number of damaging scandals, Kalanick resigned as CEO from his 69 billion dollar brainchild. This is the story of how Travis Kalanick built one...
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Sometimes it’s impossible to separate the company from the founder. Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook. Steve Jobs and Apple. Elon Musk and Tesla. And for better or worse… ERIC NEWCOMER: It’s hard thinking about Uber without thinking about Travis Kalanick. ERIC: But...that’s not always a good thing. That’s Eric Newcomer. ERIC: I cover Uber and startups for Bloomberg. Kalanick has become a lightning rod of controversy in the tech industry over the past few years. And Seth Meyer's says he's what happens when you... SETH MEYERS: spray Axe body spray into a suit until it became sentient. And after a number of damaging scandals, Kalanick resigned as CEO from his 69 billion dollar brainchild. This is the story of how Travis Kalanick built one...
