It's going to take more than just a new CEO to fix Uber's troubled work culture
In times of organizational crisis, some companies are able to right the ship, while others sink under the pressure.Recently, Uber has been under fire for a bad corporate culture, which promoted, among...
View ArticleUber's absent leadership: The $69 billion startup needs a lot more top...
In the aftermath of Travis Kalanick's resignation, Uber is lacking a lot more than just a chief executive.The world's most valuable private tech startup is missing most of the top executives that would...
View ArticleSome Uber drivers say Travis Kalanick's departure is a step in the right...
On Tuesday, Uber announced it added a tipping option for drivers as part of its "180 Days of Change" campaign.Later Tuesday night, news broke that CEO Travis Kalanick was resigning. Tips are something...
View ArticleOne of Uber's earliest backers is leaving the board
As if Uber hasn't had enough turnover in recent weeks, one of its earliest backers, Bill Gurley, is leaving the board.Gurley will be replaced with Matt Cohler, another partner at Benchmark, the venture...
View ArticleUber's Kalanick was in Chicago to interview a COO candidate when he got the...
When Uber CEO Travis Kalanick received a letter from investors demanding his resignation Tuesday night, he was in Chicago to interview a candidate for the company's open chief operating officer...
View ArticleKalanick's resignation as Uber's CEO has put an IPO in doubt — but there's...
•Uber has been in crisis for months, culminating in CEO Travis Kalanick's resignation.•A much-anticipated IPO will now be even more delayed.•The Uber board is now in a very challenging position.Travis...
View ArticleUber employees are conflicted over Travis Kalanick's resignation — over 1,000...
Andrew Chen joined Uber back in 2015 during what he calls “happier times.” The company was still a small startup, and his offer letter was signed on a sticky note. He even took a selfie of the moment...
View ArticleUber has to find a new CEO — here are 8 likely candidates
Uber was already in the hunt for a high-caliber executive to help revamp the company.Now, though, that person will get to call themselves CEO.The ride-hailing company's chief executive, Travis...
View ArticleUber's ex-CEO knew a self-driving car engineer had Google's data long before...
Travis Kalanick's rough week may have just gotten worse.A court document filed Wednesday night states that Kalanick was aware in March 2016 that Anthony Levandowski was in possession of discs that...
View ArticleThere’s reason to think some people will come back to Uber now that its CEO...
Travis Kalanick's decision to resign from his post as Uber's CEO isn’t likely to turn around the company's fortunes overnight. But it could give Uber a small boost in one area: ridership.Among...
View ArticleUber's bad year: The stunning string of blows that upended the world's most...
Uber was already off to a bad start in 2017.But now, just halfway through the year, the $69 billion ride-hailing company has lost its CEO and numerous other executives and fired over 20 other employees...
View ArticleUber and Tesla are showing ominous signs that the era of auto disruption may...
•Uber's CEO departed and Tesla's head of Autopilot left in the same week.•The leading disruptors of the auto industry are experiencing severe challenges.•Investors and tech enthusiasts have insisted...
View ArticleOther companies should look at themselves before judging Uber, says early...
Uber has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons — an investigation into the $69 billion company's allegedly toxic culture resulted in 20 employees losing their jobs and, ultimately, the...
View ArticleMarissa Mayer defends Uber founder Travis Kalanick as a 'phenomenal leader'...
Uber has made headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent months, but Marissa Mayer, the former CEO of Yahoo, on Tuesday defended the company's embattled former CEO, according to a report by The San...
View ArticleWharton psychologist says Uber's culture is the perfect example of a toxic...
Uber's bad first half of 2017 culminated in late June with the resignation of CEO and cofounder Travis Kalanick.It came after a string of scandals including allegations of rampant sexual harassment and...
View ArticleNew emails show how mistrust and suspicions blew up the relationship between...
The more Uber's CEO heard rumors about Google's plans for its self-driving cars, the more he begged to get a meeting with Larry Page.New emails disclosed in a court filing on Thursday show Travis...
View ArticleThe VC firm that orchestrated the ousting of Uber's CEO wants to sell some of...
Silicon Valley venture capital firm Benchmark is in talks with SoftBank about selling some of its shares in Uber, according to a Bloomberg report on Friday.Benchmark led the effort to replace Travis...
View ArticleHow the ‘Uber of China’ compares to Uber itself
For all the PR fiascos it’s faced, Uber is still king of the ride-hailing services in the West.On the other side of the globe, however, the process of requesting a car from your phone is dominated by...
View ArticleUber hopes to have a new CEO by September and has reportedly narrowed the...
Uber is whittling down its list of potential candidates to replace CEO Travis Kalanick, who was forced to resign in June in the wake of numerous internal scandals.Uber is currently considering fewer...
View ArticleTravis Kalanick is telling people he will pull a Steve Jobs and return as...
Uber's search for a new CEO is full of Machiavellian drama.The company's former chief executive, Travis Kalanick, may have stepped down from the top position, but he's angling for a glorious return,...
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