Dara Khosrowshahi

And then the responsibility in terms of regulators and governments, et cetera, that consideration set is just so much bigger. So from that standpoint, it's

And then the responsibility in terms of regulators and governments, et cetera, that consideration set is just so much bigger. So from that standpoint, it's

tough but also really interesting and satisfying in some ways were you ready for it was i ready for it yeah no i had no idea is this one of those like if you knew you wouldn't have done it but now you've done it and so all this value has been created and like great i'm so glad i did it it was a friend of mine i was like hey are you having fun i'm like no i'm not having fun like I love it.

tough but also really interesting and satisfying in some ways were you ready for it was i ready for it yeah no i had no idea is this one of those like if you knew you wouldn't have done it but now you've done it and so all this value has been created and like great i'm so glad i did it it was a friend of mine i was like hey are you having fun i'm like no i'm not having fun like I love it.

The job is too hard. It's not fun, but it's so cool. It's such an interesting space. You really feel like you're having impact. Everyone at Uber, we always talk, you don't come to Uber for easy. You don't come here for an easy job. It's complicated. It's hardcore. People work their asses off. But you love it. And it's not fun. It ain't fun. But people love being at the company.

The job is too hard. It's not fun, but it's so cool. It's such an interesting space. You really feel like you're having impact. Everyone at Uber, we always talk, you don't come to Uber for easy. You don't come here for an easy job. It's complicated. It's hardcore. People work their asses off. But you love it. And it's not fun. It ain't fun. But people love being at the company.

That's something I didn't know. And then the dynamic real-time nature... of the marketplace and how we balance the marketplace and the pricing, et cetera, is unique, right? It's Thursday night, there's a Taylor Swift concert, all hands on deck. We gotta figure things out, that operational nature, but how dynamic and fast it is.

That's something I didn't know. And then the dynamic real-time nature... of the marketplace and how we balance the marketplace and the pricing, et cetera, is unique, right? It's Thursday night, there's a Taylor Swift concert, all hands on deck. We gotta figure things out, that operational nature, but how dynamic and fast it is.

Yeah, I mean, Uber HQ doesn't, but there are ops teams on the ground. And, you know, they're the heroes. Like, they're on the ground, city by city, work their ass off, and they are kind of where the rubber meets the road, so to speak, to use a transportation metaphor.

Yeah, I mean, Uber HQ doesn't, but there are ops teams on the ground. And, you know, they're the heroes. Like, they're on the ground, city by city, work their ass off, and they are kind of where the rubber meets the road, so to speak, to use a transportation metaphor.

So I was reading about it on the news just like everyone else was, right? It was just all over the place. And it was crazy. Meg Whitman, Jeff Amell. It was a public. Everything going on and what led to it. You know, the... battle between Travis and Benchmark and all that stuff. It was fascinating as an observer. I never, ever, ever imagined that I would then play a part.

So I was reading about it on the news just like everyone else was, right? It was just all over the place. And it was crazy. Meg Whitman, Jeff Amell. It was a public. Everything going on and what led to it. You know, the... battle between Travis and Benchmark and all that stuff. It was fascinating as an observer. I never, ever, ever imagined that I would then play a part.

And a headhunter called me about this role. So not a board member directly, a headhunter. Headhunter.

And a headhunter called me about this role. So not a board member directly, a headhunter. Headhunter.

Headhunter called me. It was a structured process. I'm like, no way. Like, no thank you. Goodbye. Happy in Seattle. Yeah, 13 years. I got my place on Wimpy. I love working for Barry. Like, I was good. This is fun. Yeah, exactly. It was fun. And then I was at the Sun Valley Conference, the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, and having drinks with Daniel Leck.

Headhunter called me. It was a structured process. I'm like, no way. Like, no thank you. Goodbye. Happy in Seattle. Yeah, 13 years. I got my place on Wimpy. I love working for Barry. Like, I was good. This is fun. Yeah, exactly. It was fun. And then I was at the Sun Valley Conference, the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference, and having drinks with Daniel Leck.

And he's like, Dara, you know, did you get the call from that headhunter about the Uber job? I think you'd be perfect for the job. And I didn't know what the headhunter, why the headhunter called. Turned out Daniel. I'm like, dude, why would I ever do that? Like, I'm happy. Like, why would I ever jump into that mess? So Daniel gave the headhunter your number. Yes.

And he's like, Dara, you know, did you get the call from that headhunter about the Uber job? I think you'd be perfect for the job. And I didn't know what the headhunter, why the headhunter called. Turned out Daniel. I'm like, dude, why would I ever do that? Like, I'm happy. Like, why would I ever jump into that mess? So Daniel gave the headhunter your number. Yes.

No way. And he looks at me like, with those like... piercing Scandinavian eyes. He's like, Dara, since when is life about having fun? It's about having impact. It's important. Like, you can do this. And I'd had a couple of drinks and the alcohol was flowing and we were having fun. And my wife says like, yeah, you can do this. I'm like, yeah, I can do this.

No way. And he looks at me like, with those like... piercing Scandinavian eyes. He's like, Dara, since when is life about having fun? It's about having impact. It's important. Like, you can do this. And I'd had a couple of drinks and the alcohol was flowing and we were having fun. And my wife says like, yeah, you can do this. I'm like, yeah, I can do this.