In addition to responding to a series of scandals, Uber’s co-founder Travis Kalanick has been grappling with the accidental death of his mother, whose funeral was Friday. Michael believes that a weak board of directors, a lax internal legal team, coupled with his tight friendship with co-founder Kalanick, ultimately led to his downfall—not the scandals, two people close to Michael said. Michael, Kalanick and Alexander had espoused a theory that Uber’s Indian competitor Ola might have instigated the controversy, questioning whether the woman had been raped, Bloomberg reported last week. In an email to employees, Michael praised Richter. In addition to responding to a series of scandals, Kalanick has been grappling with the accidental death of his mother, whose funeral was Friday.

Source: Mint June 13, 2017 03:11 UTC