Operator
1 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Aug 16, 2026 by Travis Kalanick · across every show →
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Aug 16, 2026 negative
Kalanick: Elite founders are grandmasters; VCs are just enthusiasts checking in quarterly
“The way I think about it is an operator who's running a company is a, if they're good, is a grandmaster of chess. The VC, and by the way, that grandmaster of chess, this operator, entrepreneur, Is playing this chess match somewhere between 60 and 80 hours a we…”