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Rauch: Cloudbleed leaked Uber auth tokens onto Google search
“You could, I don't know if the audience knows, but you could Google and literally find auth tokens of different companies like Uber indexed by Google.”
Guillermo Rauch Mar 26, 2025 ▶ 5:16 Guillermo Rauch on the Next.js Drama, AI-Driven Dev, Vercel’s v0, and the Future of Frontend.
Assertion Supported
Travis Kalanick plots new self-driving venture with Uber and Anthony Levandowski
“The news is Travis Kalanick plots new self-driving venture with Lewandowski and Uber. Kalanick has also been discussing acquiring the startup founded by Anthony Lewandowski, who has been developing autonomous software for mining and other industrial use cases.”
John Coogan Mar 14, 2026 ▶ 10:38 Tall Poppy Syndrome, Bytedance Gets Blackwell Chips, WSJ Mansion Section | Diet TBPN
Prediction Held up
Bartlett: AI-native startups will create hundreds of billions in equity value
“But I still think we'll end up with hundreds of billions of dollars of equity value created for, you know, the derivative companies akin to the, Yeah. To the Ubers and the WhatsApps and whoever else.”
Logan Bartlett Mar 17, 2025 ▶ 26:10 Logan Bartlett talks about the history of VC, current sentiment, and are we back to 2021?
Assertion Partly supported
D.C. Regulators Pushed $1.5M Insurance for Uber Versus $25K for Taxis
“Like I remember we went to DC and the taxi system, the liability on a ride, if you took a taxi, it might still be this way to this day was like 25,000 dollars in a taxi. But we went to, we being Uber at the time, went to DC and they pushed a one and a half mil…”
Travis Kalanick Jul 22, 2026 ▶ 36:14 Inside Travis Kalanick’s Wild New AI Company
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Laffont: Chinese ride-sharing startups fought 150 rivals before Didi defeated Uber
“Like you would have, if you had a ride sharing company, there were a 150 other ride sharing companies that you had to kind of get through just to then win your city, to then go and compete with all the other cities, to then at the end compete against Uber in C…”
Thomas Laffont Apr 7, 2026 ▶ 11:05 FULL INTERVIEW: Thomas Laffont’s Journey From Hollywood Assistant to Legendary Tech Investor
Assertion Supported
Singer: Coco is the only robot delivery company partnering with Uber, DoorDash
“We're kind of the only company that's partnered with Uber, DoorDash, and a bunch of other partners that we're kind of announcing soon.”
Daniel Singer Apr 28, 2025 ▶ 2:31 When Will Robot Deliveries Become the Default? | Daniel Singer on TBPN
Assertion Supported
Coogan: Only two of Benchmark's 2017 partners remain today
“On that exact date, Benchmark's equal GP roster was Bill Gurley, Eric Vistria, Matt Kohler, Mitch Lasky, Peter Fenton, Sarah Tavel. Today, the partnership has changed dramatically. The only two that remain are Peter and Eric. And you have Chetan, Ev Randall, a…”
John Coogan Mar 25, 2026 ▶ 5:38 Benchmark’s Ship of Theseus, OpenAI Kills Sora, SpaceX $2T IPO Buzz | Diet TBPN
Assertion Partly supported
Jason Calacanis Turned a $10,000 Early Uber Check Into $100 Million
“There was like a angel group that I pitched to. There were like 30, 40 people in the room. I think it was like three or four that invested. Okay. The 10 grand check became like a hundred million bucks.”
Travis Kalanick Mar 13, 2026 ▶ 43:04 FULL INTERVIEW: Uber Founder Travis Kalanick is Back with a New AI Startup
Assertion Supported
Coogan: Uber outsourced its initial software build-out
“Uber's initial build out was all outsourced and it was like a mark on the company. Obviously it didn't affect them. They went on a generational run.”
John Coogan Jul 5, 2025 ▶ 4:23 Weekly Recap: The Soham Parekh Drama, Meta Attacks OpenAI, Trump's Mega Bill
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