Daniel Ek referred Khosrowshahi for the Uber CEO role
Dara Khosrowshahi · Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi · Acquired · Jun 13, 2023 · at 39:50
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi recounts how he was originally recruited for the top job at Uber while serving as CEO of Expedia in 2017.
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“And then I was at the Sun Valley Conference, the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference. And having drinks with Daniel Leck. And he's like, Dara, you know, did you get the call from a headhunter about the Uber job? I think you'd be perfect for the job. And I didn't know what the headhunter, why the headhunter called. Turned out Daniel.”
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