Bill Gurley Is Leaving Uber’s Board

Post by tw04 » Thu, Jun 22, 2017, 3:17 AM UTC

austenallred wrote: post #48

tw04 wrote: post #12

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You're assuming the current board didn't have this planned for a long time. Let them break the law to get things done, then clean house after the stage was properly set. I STILL think that people are downplaying the Otto thing way too much, especially on this site. It's easy to say that they're going to win in court... but this is GOOGLE - they're going to spend hundreds of millions of dollars and likely a decade try…

Kalanick still had the majority. The board couldn't "plan" this without his consent.

Post by tacomonstrous » Thu, Jun 22, 2017, 3:18 AM UTC

lettergram wrote: post #2

I can't imagine Uber doesn't start raising prices and drop out of markets they aren't profitable in. No way they can bring in more investments (although maybe they could get a loan). Given the changes and their runway, I honestly see Lyft managing to outpace Uber in the next 12 months.

Post by madeofpalk » Thu, Jun 22, 2017, 3:19 AM UTC

stickfigure wrote: post #41

danaliv wrote: post #23

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A jerk is someone who borrows your car and doesn't pay for the dent he puts in the bumper. What happened at Uber was the creation of one of the most insanely hostile work environments in living memory, where flouting not just the law, but also basic standards of human decency, was not only accepted but encouraged at all levels of the company.

Did you work there? This narrative is almost comically hyperbolic. I know exactly one person who works at Uber. She joined as an engineer about a year ago. I asked; she says it is less sexist than every other place she has worked (especially after all the press), and she likes her job. She also says it's a big company and she doesn't know if it's different in other parts.

Post by Tycho » Thu, Jun 22, 2017, 3:20 AM UTC

johan_larson wrote: post #9

I remain flabbergasted by all of this upheaval at Uber. What's happening is the sort of housecleaning I would expect if the company had to file for bankruptcy or got caught flat out bribing judges or something. But really, what triggered all this was acting like jerks. It seems to me, what should have happened (a long time ago) was that they got shut down for systematically breaking the law, or encouraging others to…

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jun 22, 2017, 3:23 AM UTC

fnbr wrote: post #5

I'm unsurprised. Kalanick has enough support on the board that I'd imagine they'd make it uncomfortable for Gurley to stay. The whole situation is fascinating as it has shown how important the soft power board members hold is. Strictly speaking, no one can force Kalanick or Gurley out, but out they are.