Uber admits ex-CEO Kalanick knew Levandowski had stolen Google information
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Re: Uber admits ex-CEO Kalanick knew Levandowski had stolen Google information
#2Had Kalanick never heard the story of the Monkey's paw before he used the thing?
Re: Uber admits ex-CEO Kalanick knew Levandowski had stolen Google information
#3Had Kalanick never heard the story of the Monkey's paw before he used the thing?
If others haven't heard of it either:
Re: Uber admits ex-CEO Kalanick knew Levandowski had stolen Google information
#4Travis Kalanick is clearly an adrenaline junkie. I understand the start-up CEOs need to be bold but he seems to completely lack the ability to evaluate and minimize risk. Good strategy isn't just about winning every battle, it's also about avoiding the battles you don't need to fight. Travis seems like he's never seen a fight he won't jump into. It's wild.
Re: Uber admits ex-CEO Kalanick knew Levandowski had stolen Google information
#5One of the key points is buried a few paragraphs in.
> "Uber, though, says Kalanick told Levandowski not to bring any of the Google information with him to Uber... The filing asserts that Levandowski destroyed the disks containing Google's material not long after Kalanick told him that Uber didn't want the information on them."
I have no way of knowing if the above is true, but if so, it paints Kalanick in a far more positive light than the headline suggests.
Re: Uber admits ex-CEO Kalanick knew Levandowski had stolen Google information
#6What's the worst case scenario for Levandowski in this situation?
Re: Uber admits ex-CEO Kalanick knew Levandowski had stolen Google information
#7One of the key points is buried a few paragraphs in. > "Uber, though, says Kalanick told Levandowski not to bring any of the Google information with him to Uber... The filing asserts that Levandowski destroyed the disks containing Google's material not long after Kalanick told him that Uber didn't want the information on them." I have no way of knowing if the above is true, but if so, it paints Kalanick in a far more…
Depends if he winked while saying it. The skeptic in me just sees it as a cover-your-ass move.
Re: Uber admits ex-CEO Kalanick knew Levandowski had stolen Google information
#8One of the key points is buried a few paragraphs in. > "Uber, though, says Kalanick told Levandowski not to bring any of the Google information with him to Uber... The filing asserts that Levandowski destroyed the disks containing Google's material not long after Kalanick told him that Uber didn't want the information on them." I have no way of knowing if the above is true, but if so, it paints Kalanick in a far more…
Depends if he winked while saying it. The skeptic in me just sees it as a cover-your-ass move.
This should have triggered the guys immediate removal, admitting to taking proprietary information from his former employer.
“Hey roommate; I robbed a gas station!”
“Well, just don’t use the money to pay the cable bill.”
Re: Uber admits ex-CEO Kalanick knew Levandowski had stolen Google information
#9Travis Kalanick is clearly an adrenaline junkie. I understand the start-up CEOs need to be bold but he seems to completely lack the ability to evaluate and minimize risk. Good strategy isn't just about winning every battle, it's also about avoiding the battles you don't need to fight. Travis seems like he's never seen a fight he won't jump into. It's wild.
That reminds me of Sun Tzu. It also reminds me of, I forget who, maybe Jobs, who said not to even compete, just make your competition irrelevant. Ie. Find a way to not even have to fight the battles.
Re: Uber admits ex-CEO Kalanick knew Levandowski had stolen Google information
#10What's the worst case scenario for Levandowski in this situation?
Theft is criminal law.