Dara Khosrowshahi

5 statements across 3 episodes · 2 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Dec 29, 2023 by David Friedberg · said 52 times in 27 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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brought up most by Jason Calacanis (31), David Friedberg (10), David Sacks (6), Shervin Pishevar (2), Nikesh Arora (1), Chamath Palihapitiya (1), Brad Gerstner (1)

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Dec 29, 2023 bullish
Assertion Supported
Friedberg: Uber went from $9B loss to $5B EBITDA run rate
“When he took over that business, I think it was an eight to nine billion dollar net loss in 2019. Five billion dollar EBITDA run rate right now.”
David Friedberg Dec 29, 2023 ▶ 48:50 E159: The Bestie Awards! Recapping the best and worst of 2023
Feb 2, 2024 negative
Assertion Supported
Calacanis: Kalanick was banned from stage at Uber IPO bell ringing
“He was disinvited. So he was there on the floor. It was very awkward. And then they didn't have him go up and ring the bell or be even there when Dara rang the bell. It was because it was so controversial. They didn't, they banned him.”
Jason Calacanis Feb 2, 2024 ▶ 2:47 E164: Zuck’s Senate apology, Elon's comp package voided, crony capitalism, Reddit IPO, drone attack
Sep 17, 2025
Assertion Supported
Solid-state LiDAR costs have dropped from $20,000 to $300-$500 per unit
“LiDAR was 20, 30,000 bucks a pop like five, six years ago. Now solid state LiDAR is 300 to 500 bucks a pop.”
Dara Khosrowshahi Sep 17, 2025 ▶ 6:39 Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on self-driving's future, changing business model, job displacement
Sep 17, 2025 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Sep 2035
Financial firms will own large autonomous vehicle fleets within ten years
“10 years down the line, you know, there are these things called REITs, real estate investment trucks. You're going to have fleets. You're going to have financial owners that own big fleets of cars that are on our network, maybe on other networks.”
Dara Khosrowshahi Sep 17, 2025 ▶ 11:49 Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on self-driving's future, changing business model, job displacement
Sep 17, 2025 neutral
Disclosure
Uber will temporarily use its balance sheet to finance autonomous vehicle fleets
“Between now and the end state, we will take balance sheet risk, because we can sign up. We know exactly how much revenue a car can produce in said market, because that, because cars are already producing revenue, so we can sign up for the revenue. We will prov…”
Dara Khosrowshahi Sep 17, 2025 ▶ 12:19 Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on self-driving's future, changing business model, job displacement
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