Uber
Just read it.
Will it be Jeff Immelt or some other dark-horse candidate? Or can HPE exec Meg Whitman be turned from a hard “No” to a “Yes, please”?
Benchmark says it needs immediate action to protect Uber from Kalanick’s “corrosive influence.”
The company raked in $8.7 billion in bookings and lost $645 million in the second quarter of 2017.
Founders Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp compared it to a private jet service.
In its third rollout of driver-friendly features, Uber is promoting job flexibility.
Keep up with Recode’s continually updated turn-by-turn timeline.
Sources said a board vote is expected within two weeks.
This could hurt Uber’s case.
Kalanick accused Benchmark of taking advantage of him when he was mourning his mother’s death.
As the fight between Benchmark and former CEO Travis Kalanick escalates, expect even more revelations and allegations (and trust no one).
Use these as signal in a whole lot of noise.
The Travis Kalanick loyalist also alleges that the venture firm is working with Lowercase Capital.
“We should have a undertone of scorched earth.”
Saad has been at Uber since November 2015.
Levandowski proposed a @FakeTesla Twitter account to “start calling Elon [Musk] on his shit.”
In a settlement, Uber will have to submit to 20 years of privacy checkups.
The VC firm sent a letter to Uber employees to explain why it sued Kalanick and the company.
It’s the opening salvo in what will likely be a long, long battle.
The first #deleteUber, that is — the one in January.
Look out, SoftBank.
The Japanese giant is “making the rounds” to find new ways to get a piece of the car-hailing company.
This is Uber’s first comment on the suit. All members except Kalanick and Benchmark signed the statement.
Shervin Pishevar of Sherpa Capital, Ron Burkle of Yucaipa Companies and Adam Leber of Maverick sent Benchmark a letter.
Benchmark’s lawsuit Thursday shook the community.
It’s tough these days for boards to discard entrepreneur CEOs.
Benchmark partner and former Uber board member Bill Gurley is scheduled to be deposed by Alphabet attorneys later this month.
The Uber investor wants to show the co-founder the window, oops, door.
It’s a blockbuster. It may be an Uber-buster too.
The bad just got worse at the car-hailing company.
The Chinese ride-hail giant is now competing with Uber in at least five regions through investments in local players.
Ryan Graves, who served as SVP of global operations, sent an email to staff today saying he will remain on the board.
Airbnb and WeWork are a distant second and third.
Benchmark is not committed to a deal. Neither is SoftBank.
Camp sent an email to employees on Monday afternoon.
“Make the world better for women, you make it better for everyone.”
Time for some PR? I’d say so.
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Levandowski and his co-founder Lior Ron said they were afraid Google would sue them out of anger, according to an Uber executive’s deposition.
Even though Fidelity was one of the leading agitators calling for Kalanick’s removal.