Dara Khosrowshahi

Everything would have blown up. And you might have had a Lyft who was gaining category position against us with a $10 billion investment from SoftBank. That's right.

Everything would have blown up. And you might have had a Lyft who was gaining category position against us with a $10 billion investment from SoftBank. That's right.

It was actually, I think, $15. Wow. And some secondary and some primary. Wow. It would have been like that. That would be... Maybe it would have been life or death. Who the hell knows? And I mean, Uber had raised the most money of any company, any startup at that point. It was just, it was a very, very high stakes game.

It was actually, I think, $15. Wow. And some secondary and some primary. Wow. It would have been like that. That would be... Maybe it would have been life or death. Who the hell knows? And I mean, Uber had raised the most money of any company, any startup at that point. It was just, it was a very, very high stakes game.

And it was, we had a deal person, Cam, who like did heroes work, like just talk to everyone. And then he would like kind of bring me in as a nice guy and everything. Say all the nice things. But in the end, it worked. It was a big move. And everybody converted, which is pretty awesome.

And it was, we had a deal person, Cam, who like did heroes work, like just talk to everyone. And then he would like kind of bring me in as a nice guy and everything. Say all the nice things. But in the end, it worked. It was a big move. And everybody converted, which is pretty awesome.

It was good training. I love the operating side of the business, the tech, et cetera. That's the stuff that I love. But I have to say the investment banking background that I had Like even the concept of, hey, how do we get out of this issue? The way to get out of this control issue is everyone blows up the shares. And I was like, wait, like that'll work? We're like, yeah, like that could work.

It was good training. I love the operating side of the business, the tech, et cetera. That's the stuff that I love. But I have to say the investment banking background that I had Like even the concept of, hey, how do we get out of this issue? The way to get out of this control issue is everyone blows up the shares. And I was like, wait, like that'll work? We're like, yeah, like that could work.

Show me the bottom. No, then like going after, like starting to call people. Wow. It was awesome. It was cool.

Show me the bottom. No, then like going after, like starting to call people. Wow. It was awesome. It was cool.

No, because the next day there was another crisis. It was like, breathe for two minutes, drink more wine, and then off to the next battle.

No, because the next day there was another crisis. It was like, breathe for two minutes, drink more wine, and then off to the next battle.

There's only one Elon Musk type operating Twitter.

There's only one Elon Musk type operating Twitter.

It's a singular point.

It's a singular point.

What I really think? Yeah. Twitter feed?

What I really think? Yeah. Twitter feed?

So I tweet mostly myself. There's some stuff that folks say, we did this. It's me. Like, I don't have someone running the account. And I mix it up with some personal stuff and then some business stuff because you want to keep it entertaining. But at the same time, I'm not using Twitter to express myself. I'd rather have a long-form discussion like this. This is, to me, much more interesting.

So I tweet mostly myself. There's some stuff that folks say, we did this. It's me. Like, I don't have someone running the account. And I mix it up with some personal stuff and then some business stuff because you want to keep it entertaining. But at the same time, I'm not using Twitter to express myself. I'd rather have a long-form discussion like this. This is, to me, much more interesting.