What it Takes to Make an Uber

Published: Oct. 4, 2019, 12:49 a.m.

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Silicon Valley is known for producing companies that move fast and break things, but few have moved faster or broken more things than ride hailing service Uber, a company whose every success has also been accompanied by disruption, dislocation and controversy. 

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In this edition of KCBS In Depth we discuss the man largely responsible for shaping Uber’s distinctive approach to business during its formative years: Uber’s founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick.

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Along the way we try to answer the question: Can you create a great company without being a jerk? 

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Guest: New York Times technology reporter Mike Isaac. His new book is “Super Pumped: the Battle for Uber." 

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Host: KCBS reporter Keith Menconi 

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