Travis Kalanick

5 statements across 5 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jun 23, 2021 by Sam Parr · said 28 times in 20 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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Jun 23, 2021
Assertion Supported
Parr: Travis Kalanick sold Red Swoosh for ~$20M after eight years
“And he sold it for like twenty million dollars, but it took like eight years or something like that, like crazy.”
Sam Parr Jun 23, 2021 ▶ 3:22 How a $25 Million a Year Sweepstakes Business Works | My First Million #193
Sep 15, 2022 neutral
Assertion Supported
Uber's founders outsourced early coding and hired Ryan Graves via Twitter
“The Uber founders, Travis and Garrett, they didn't work on it full time. Uber was not a project they were willing to do. They just literally tweeted out, Hey, we need a general manager. And random guy named Ryan Graves was like, I'm a hustler. I'll do it. And …”
Shaan Puri Sep 15, 2022 ▶ 16:19 How Successful Startups Got Their First 1000 Customers (Uber, Product Hunt & More) (#362)
Jan 24, 2023
Assertion Partly supported
Ali: Travis Kalanick drove to a VC firm to block Lyft investment
“Like Travis, the Uber CEO, when he heard that some company, some VC fund was investing in Lyft, he stopped what he was doing. He drove down to that VC firm and said, here are all the reasons you shouldn't invest in Lyft.”
Suleman "Suli" Ali Jan 24, 2023 ▶ 1:01:25 Behind The Scenes of Selling My Company For Millions | Suli Ali (#410)
Jan 10, 2024
Assertion Contradicted
Sam Parr: Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick ranked third globally in Wii Tennis
“Travis Kalanick was ranked number three in Wii Tennis.”
Sam Parr Jan 10, 2024 ▶ 30:24 Everything I Learned From 48 Hours With MrBeast (The +$1B Mindset) (#539)
Mar 4, 2024 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Chris Sacca secured Uber and Instagram allocations by hosting the founders.
“That's how he did his Uber investment. He did the same thing with the founder of Instagram. That's how he did his Instagram investment too, was he invited Kevin Systrom to come stay at his place in Truckee.”
Shaan Puri Mar 4, 2024 ▶ 48:36 5 Genius Business Tactics Turning Broke Authors Into Millionaires
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