Dara Khosrowshahi

12 statements across 5 episodes · 2 bullish · 4 bearish · 5 people on the record · first statement Aug 8, 2022 by Mo Koyfman · said 89 times in 14 episodes since 2022 · across every show →

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Aug 8, 2022
Assertion Partly supported
Dara Khosrowshahi and Jeremy Liew Ran IAC's Strategy Team in 2001
“I joined the strategic planning team who, interestingly enough, we were just talking about this, was then being run by Dara Khosrowshahi, who's now the current CEO of Uber, who hired me into IAC, as well as a guy named Jeremy Liu, who you may also know who led…”
Mo Koyfman Aug 8, 2022 ▶ 4:11 Mo Koyfman: The Secret to Winning in Venture; Why Small Funds Outperform Large Funds | 20VC #915 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Oct 25, 2022 negative
Opinion
Emil Michael gives Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi an 'F' grade for performance
“He was a diplomat. He was able to get the company public, but in terms of hiring talent, innovating, and succeeding from a financial standpoint, you know, it's not, it hasn't happened. It's a, it's an F, you know.”
Emil Michael Oct 25, 2022 ▶ 46:32 Emil Michael: How I Negotiated the $4B Uber-China Deal, Why DoorDash Caught Up to Uber | 20VC #941 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Oct 25, 2022 negative
Assertion Partly supported
Emil Michael: Uber's valuation under CEO Dara Khosrowshahi trails the Nasdaq
“The company's valuation Is lower today than it was when Dara took over. And even if you account for the macro environment, the Nasdaq's still up 50%, he's down 50%.”
Emil Michael Oct 25, 2022 ▶ 45:22 Emil Michael: How I Negotiated the $4B Uber-China Deal, Why DoorDash Caught Up to Uber | 20VC #941 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Mar 27, 2023 positive
Insight
Khosrowshahi: A great CEO's legacy is defined by post-departure performance
“The hallmark of a great CEO is isn't necessarily how the company did while the CEO was there, but also how the company performed after the CEO left.”
Dara Khosrowshahi Mar 27, 2023 ▶ 7:25 Dara Khosrowshahi: How I Became CEO of Uber; Uber Eats vs DoorDash; The Postmates Acquisition | E994 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Mar 27, 2023
Insight
Khosrowshahi: Family ambition stems from rebuilding after Iranian Revolution
“God, it's I do think that the events of Iran and our family losing everything, and we had a huge family, big family business, etc., I don't know if it's something that we're running from, but I think the whole family to some extent is running to rebuild essent…”
Dara Khosrowshahi Mar 27, 2023 ▶ 0:41 Dara Khosrowshahi: How I Became CEO of Uber; Uber Eats vs DoorDash; The Postmates Acquisition | E994 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Mar 27, 2023
Insight
Khosrowshahi: A CEO's job is to make mistakes and learn
“If I didn't want to make mistakes, I'd be a treasury bond manager, right? Like, my job is to make mistakes and learn from them.”
Dara Khosrowshahi Mar 27, 2023 ▶ 0:00 Dara Khosrowshahi: How I Became CEO of Uber; Uber Eats vs DoorDash; The Postmates Acquisition | E994 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Mar 27, 2023
What-if
Khosrowshahi: Decision-making could have been faster when taking over Uber
“In hindsight, I didn't know what I was getting into. I needed to meet everyone. I needed to get input, but I think that my decision making could have been faster right up front.”
Dara Khosrowshahi Mar 27, 2023 ▶ 45:30 Dara Khosrowshahi: How I Became CEO of Uber; Uber Eats vs DoorDash; The Postmates Acquisition | E994 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Mar 27, 2023 neutral
Insight
Khosrowshahi: Agreeing with your team on obvious choices yields average performance
“If you're agreeing with your team, and you're doing what is obvious, then essentially you're going to perform a in an average way, your output will be average. As a leader, you have to be willing to kind of bust out of the obvious, do something non-obvious, di…”
Dara Khosrowshahi Mar 27, 2023 ▶ 8:23 Dara Khosrowshahi: How I Became CEO of Uber; Uber Eats vs DoorDash; The Postmates Acquisition | E994 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Mar 27, 2023 negative
Opinion
Khosrowshahi: Society has gone soft by protecting kids from adversity
“If you're protecting your kids from adversity, is not doing them any favors, because the real world, you know, is, can be really difficult. And I think the same applies with our generation, which is have we gone too soft? Yeah, of course we've gone too soft. I…”
Dara Khosrowshahi Mar 27, 2023 ▶ 37:18 Dara Khosrowshahi: How I Became CEO of Uber; Uber Eats vs DoorDash; The Postmates Acquisition | E994 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 8, 2024 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Lehmann: Postmates prioritized deal structure over headline price in Uber merger
“And I think he came out with a number that was around 2.2 or something, and we negotiated it up a little bit, but I didn't want it to push too hard, because the two things that we negotiated for are no breakup, Absolutely no way out and no color on the deal be…”
Bastian Lehmann Apr 8, 2024 ▶ 21:00 Bastian Lehmann: How the Uber Deal Went Down and How a $2.65BN Deal Turned into $5BN | E1137 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Apr 8, 2024 positive
Opinion
Lehmann: Dara Khosrowshahi has made Uber his own
“And a for non-founder CEO, he really has, I think he has made this company his.”
Bastian Lehmann Apr 8, 2024 ▶ 23:56 Bastian Lehmann: How the Uber Deal Went Down and How a $2.65BN Deal Turned into $5BN | E1137 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Aug 30, 2024 negative
Opinion
Replacing Travis Kalanick with Dara Khosrowshahi was a mistake for Uber
“I don't think so. I'm a big fan of founder led businesses, and I think Travis is an incredible founder who, you know, should have been given the opportunity to lead Uber into the next generation. It's really unfortunate how things happened and played out. And …”
Scott Gorlick Aug 30, 2024 ▶ 31:55 Scott Gorlick: How Uber Acquired 1M Drivers & The Uber’s Expansion Playbook | E1196 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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