Whatever happened to ousted Uber CEO Travis Kalanick?

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Travis Kalanick built Uber in his own image. Under his hand, the company smashed into markets, flouting local transportation rules, circumventing law enforcement and clashing with regulators while growing into the world’s biggest ride-hailing business.

Kalanick plans to be at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday when the company begins trading on public markets, but the co-founder won’t be on the balcony when Khosrowshahi rings the opening bell — he’ll be on the floor.according to the New York Times

Both Uber and a spokesperson for Kalanick declined to comment, citing regulatory rules prohibiting promotional efforts ahead of an IPO. Kalanick founded Uber with his friend Garrett Camp and Ryan Graves in San Francisco in 2009. At the time it was called UberCabs, but the company dropped “Cabs” from its name after receiving a cease-and-desist order from city authorities in 2010.“And we wanted to get a classy ride. We wanted to be baller in San Francisco. That’s all it was about.”

 

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Why do CEOs want or need a billion dollars? Why is it so hard for u to give more to employees and the drivers than this irresponsible overinflated CEO salary. The driver's should all get stock in this Corp,

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