A look inside the insanely successful life of billionaire Uber CEO Travis...
Five years ago, Travis Kalanick launched a startup called UberCab in San Francisco.Fast forward a few years and Kalanick's company, now just called Uber, is now one of the most lucrative in Silicon...
View ArticleTravis Kalanick wants to transform Uber into a 'real Chinese company'
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick has said he wants to build the ride-sharing startup into a "real Chinese company."In an interview with Chinese business publication Caixin published on Tuesday, Kalanick raved...
View ArticleThe ban on Uber in India's capital city is over
BANGALORE -- An Indian court Wednesday threw out a total ban in New Dehli on Uber Technologies Inc. and its largest competitor.The state government of Delhi had rejected applications by Uber and its...
View ArticleMexico City could become first in the world to limit Uber cars
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico City could become the first city in the world to limit the number of Uber cars, draft regulation shows, in the latest potential hurdle for the ride-hailing service that...
View ArticleThe insanely successful life of Uber billionaire Travis Kalanick
At age 38, Uber's CEO Travis Kalanick made Forbes' list of the world's billionaires with a reported net worth of $5.3 billion. Here's how this college dropout came out on top.Produced by Jenner Deal....
View ArticleUber's billionaire CEO will be one of Stephen Colbert's first guests on the...
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick will be among Stephen Colbert's first guests on The Late Show.We first saw the news when New York Times reporter David Itzkoff tweeted out Colbert's lineup for the first week...
View ArticleInvestors are starting to worry that some big-name startups are overvalued
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The waves of cash surfed relentlessly by some of Silicon Valley's largest venture-backed businesses are showing signs of receding amid concern the companies may already worth...
View ArticleTravis Kalanick's first company got sued for $250 billion — so he started a...
Fast Company just published a new profile of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.Besides running through Kalanick's youth and his past entrepreneurial endeavors, the complimentary story talks about the company's...
View ArticleUber CEO Travis Kalanick called a would-be exec every single day for two...
Fast Company just published a new profile of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.Max Chafkin wrote the story after five months of reporting, spending tons of time with Kalanick and more than a dozen investors,...
View ArticleTravis Kalanick says he walks 40 miles a week inside Uber's San Francisco...
Fast Company just published a new story featuring Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.Besides running through Kalanick's youth and his past entrepreneurial endeavors, the complimentary story talks about the...
View ArticleUber's CEO used to host intimate jam sessions at his home so entrepreneurs...
Fast Company recently published a new article featuring Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.The profile recounts his work ethic and willingness to help startups he liked, sometimes by connecting entrepreneurs...
View ArticleUber CEO Travis Kalanick got heckled during taping of 'The Late Show with...
Uber has faced many protests over its ride-hailing app, but this time the protests came directly to the CEO.During a taping of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," Uber's CEO, Travis Kalanick, was...
View ArticleUber's CEO just told Stephen Colbert Apple is working on self-driving cars...
In Thursday's interview with newly-minted "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick mentioned in front of a live studio audience that Apple is working on a self-driving car.Colbert...
View ArticleUber's CEO gave us a lot of clues about what the future looks like
If you've spent any time in a major city, you've probably used Uber. You're out to dinner late, or you go to a midnight movie, or you don't know any taxi numbers and someone says, "Call an Uber!" They...
View ArticleHere's how Uber got its start and grew to become the most valuable startup in...
Five years ago, a company called UberCab made a splash in San Francisco by letting you hail a car with your smartphone. Since then, the company, now known as Uber, has spread like wildfire through the...
View ArticleBillionaire Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff loves the cheapest version of Uber —...
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is worth nearly $4 billion, but that doesn't mean he doesn't think about saving a buck or two on cab rides.On stage at Dreamforce, Salesforce's annual conference, Benioff...
View ArticleUber is making its biggest bet yet on China
Uber has never been shy about making big bets, and so, in true Uber form, this week it made another huge one.It’s called UberCommute and is described on the company’s blog as “carpooling at the press...
View ArticleChina just threw a major wrench into Uber's biggest expansion plans
Uber’s plans to expand in China may be about to hit a roadblock. China’s Ministry of Transport has just issued draft rules that could pose big problems for the ride-hailing service’s efforts in China,...
View ArticleWoody Allen inspired billionaire Uber CEO Travis Kalanick to get back into...
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick had an unlikely inspiration to help get him back into the startup world.Speaking onstage at UCLA's Royce Hall on Monday, Kalanick addressed 1,200 entrepreneurs as he accepted...
View ArticleUber CEO says it's 'nowhere near' going public even though Mark Zuckerberg...
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says that the on-demand car service is "nowhere near" going public, despite raising more than $5 billion total with a current valuation of $50+ billion."We're maturing as a...
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