Washington: Travis Kalanick has been the driving force behind Uber, taking a spur-of-moment idea and turning it into the world’s most valuable venture-funded tech startup. Uber now operates in hundreds of cities and more than 80 countries, accounting for bookings of some $20 billion last year. But the hard-charging style which helped Uber succeed has also made Kalanick a target for critics. “The ultimate responsibility, for where we’ve gotten and how we’ve gotten here rests on my shoulders,” Kalanick said. For Uber 2.0 to succeed there is nothing more important than dedicating my time to building out the leadership team.

Source: Mint June 14, 2017 04:52 UTC