Dara Khosrowshahi

It's like, oh, did you hear Meg is this? And so it was a fun thing that we gossiped about. But he actually, there was a point in time when I had to make a presentation to the Uber board. This was like my big presentation. And I heard that the other candidates were coming in to present as well. So this was a big day.

And I told him, I think it was a Saturday or Sunday, that I'm coming in, making a presentation. He's like, show me the presentation. It was PowerPoint. So I showed him PowerPoint. And he actually helped me in the PowerPoint. He's like, this is good, this is good. You have to add this page. So it shows you the kind of person he is, which is...

And I told him, I think it was a Saturday or Sunday, that I'm coming in, making a presentation. He's like, show me the presentation. It was PowerPoint. So I showed him PowerPoint. And he actually helped me in the PowerPoint. He's like, this is good, this is good. You have to add this page. So it shows you the kind of person he is, which is...

He put friendship in that case over his own business interests. Maybe it was sick of me. I don't know. But it was calculated. Yeah, it just shows you that that is true personal loyalty.

He put friendship in that case over his own business interests. Maybe it was sick of me. I don't know. But it was calculated. Yeah, it just shows you that that is true personal loyalty.

Yes. And I still am on the board. It's, you know, I love the company, but it's weird being on the board as a former CEO. Like it's, it's a strange experience. Did you do anything to prepare for that? No. Like usually my life, it's like stumble into something and then figure it out.

Yes. And I still am on the board. It's, you know, I love the company, but it's weird being on the board as a former CEO. Like it's, it's a strange experience. Did you do anything to prepare for that? No. Like usually my life, it's like stumble into something and then figure it out.

Yeah. But it was, I wanted to stay on the board. I wanted to help and You know, the company's going through its own journey now. So hopefully to greatness.

Yeah. But it was, I wanted to stay on the board. I wanted to help and You know, the company's going through its own journey now. So hopefully to greatness.

I talked to Barry about it, and it's ultimately up to him. And I think he decided that he wanted me there, and I try to be helpful. But I think it's absolutely right, which is the job of the new CEO, to some extent, is to be the CEO and do something different from the old CEO. That's definitional. And You know a little bit about that. Yeah, exactly.

I talked to Barry about it, and it's ultimately up to him. And I think he decided that he wanted me there, and I try to be helpful. But I think it's absolutely right, which is the job of the new CEO, to some extent, is to be the CEO and do something different from the old CEO. That's definitional. And You know a little bit about that. Yeah, exactly.

There could be hesitancy at a board meeting, et cetera, because the old person's there. And so I think on a net-net, I trust that Barry's judgment, it does feel weird sometimes because I've moved on. But it's working. I think it's working. But it's complicated.

There could be hesitancy at a board meeting, et cetera, because the old person's there. And so I think on a net-net, I trust that Barry's judgment, it does feel weird sometimes because I've moved on. But it's working. I think it's working. But it's complicated.

Well, I talked to Travis a couple of times. I talked with Ryan and Garrett, who were the other founders. I talked to a couple of other board members. I did financial diligence, et cetera. And for me, it was ultimately about the opportunity. It's such an important company. I always tell people, I look for three things, right? It's, do you work with people whom you like and you can learn from?

Well, I talked to Travis a couple of times. I talked with Ryan and Garrett, who were the other founders. I talked to a couple of other board members. I did financial diligence, et cetera. And for me, it was ultimately about the opportunity. It's such an important company. I always tell people, I look for three things, right? It's, do you work with people whom you like and you can learn from?

Can you use an individual and make an impact? And then, is the place or the company that you're at going to make an impact. I wasn't sure, number one, but I was a CEO, so I could build my own team. And as it turned out, there've been great folks there who have stayed, who were there before me, and then new folks like Tony West and Nelson Che that we brought, et cetera.

Can you use an individual and make an impact? And then, is the place or the company that you're at going to make an impact. I wasn't sure, number one, but I was a CEO, so I could build my own team. And as it turned out, there've been great folks there who have stayed, who were there before me, and then new folks like Tony West and Nelson Che that we brought, et cetera.

So the new team's like a combination of new and old, which is great. And definitionally, As a leadership team, we can have an impact on Uber, and Uber is a company that it's unique in terms of its impact on the ground and the city. So it all checked off, and the financials, you know, it was still a really young company. So the financials for me, yeah, could I do deal with this?

So the new team's like a combination of new and old, which is great. And definitionally, As a leadership team, we can have an impact on Uber, and Uber is a company that it's unique in terms of its impact on the ground and the city. So it all checked off, and the financials, you know, it was still a really young company. So the financials for me, yeah, could I do deal with this?

Even though it was 10 years in, right? Yeah, less than that, probably, yeah. It was just about 10 years. Okay, yeah, there you go. You know better than I do.