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Brad Stone, Author of The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley are Changing the World

Published: April 17, 2017, 9 a.m.

In this interview, Brad Stone, author of The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley are Changing the World, discusses: The similarities and differences between the cultures of Airbnb and Uber The influence of Jeff Bezos and Amazon on Airbnb and Uber The successful balance of idealism and aggression as an indicator of a startup’s success The importance of startups having a strong executive team around a CEO Travis Kalanick’s and Brian Chesney’s leadership styles The role of tech companies in managing the cultural anxiety caused by technological advance Growing pains experienced by startups as they attempt to transition to public companies