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Shervin Pishevar

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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Shervin Pishevar on The Epic Uber War and What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | Raising $15BN to Win China | Why The Traditional Venture Capital Model is Dead | The Future of Quantum and How We Will Cure All Diseases in 10 Years

And that's one of the things I believe is as this kind of story comes out of what exactly happened at Uber and more will come out as our investigation kind of completes now or kind of in the sixth, seventh year and the lawsuit.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Shervin Pishevar on The Epic Uber War and What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | Raising $15BN to Win China | Why The Traditional Venture Capital Model is Dead | The Future of Quantum and How We Will Cure All Diseases in 10 Years

And that's one of the things I believe is as this kind of story comes out of what exactly happened at Uber and more will come out as our investigation kind of completes now or kind of in the sixth, seventh year and the lawsuit.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Shervin Pishevar on The Epic Uber War and What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | Raising $15BN to Win China | Why The Traditional Venture Capital Model is Dead | The Future of Quantum and How We Will Cure All Diseases in 10 Years

hired the top investigators in the world to figure this out. The fact that we found out it was Fusion GPS, that somebody hired Fusion GPS to fabricate a police report and go after me, and then the fact that they went to that extent, and usually you never find out about these firms because they're hiding behind multiple layers of law firms, so you can't pierce the veil.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Shervin Pishevar on The Epic Uber War and What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | Raising $15BN to Win China | Why The Traditional Venture Capital Model is Dead | The Future of Quantum and How We Will Cure All Diseases in 10 Years

hired the top investigators in the world to figure this out. The fact that we found out it was Fusion GPS, that somebody hired Fusion GPS to fabricate a police report and go after me, and then the fact that they went to that extent, and usually you never find out about these firms because they're hiding behind multiple layers of law firms, so you can't pierce the veil.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Shervin Pishevar on The Epic Uber War and What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | Raising $15BN to Win China | Why The Traditional Venture Capital Model is Dead | The Future of Quantum and How We Will Cure All Diseases in 10 Years

hired the top investigators in the world to figure this out. The fact that we found out it was Fusion GPS, that somebody hired Fusion GPS to fabricate a police report and go after me, and then the fact that they went to that extent, and usually you never find out about these firms because they're hiding behind multiple layers of law firms, so you can't pierce the veil.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Shervin Pishevar on The Epic Uber War and What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | Raising $15BN to Win China | Why The Traditional Venture Capital Model is Dead | The Future of Quantum and How We Will Cure All Diseases in 10 Years

So the story of how this firm figured out is pretty incredible. So I feel very lucky. And my dad, who's 86, made me promise to figure out what happened because people who know me know I was innocent. And it was, in fact, fabricated. And so we had all the proof.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Shervin Pishevar on The Epic Uber War and What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | Raising $15BN to Win China | Why The Traditional Venture Capital Model is Dead | The Future of Quantum and How We Will Cure All Diseases in 10 Years

So the story of how this firm figured out is pretty incredible. So I feel very lucky. And my dad, who's 86, made me promise to figure out what happened because people who know me know I was innocent. And it was, in fact, fabricated. And so we had all the proof.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Shervin Pishevar on The Epic Uber War and What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | Raising $15BN to Win China | Why The Traditional Venture Capital Model is Dead | The Future of Quantum and How We Will Cure All Diseases in 10 Years

So the story of how this firm figured out is pretty incredible. So I feel very lucky. And my dad, who's 86, made me promise to figure out what happened because people who know me know I was innocent. And it was, in fact, fabricated. And so we had all the proof.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Shervin Pishevar on The Epic Uber War and What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | Raising $15BN to Win China | Why The Traditional Venture Capital Model is Dead | The Future of Quantum and How We Will Cure All Diseases in 10 Years

and i put that out there because it did hurt my reputation at the time and so i had to kind of go through a pretty difficult experience and it was worth it to me to spend millions of dollars on a legal fees and doing the 1782s we filed seven four 1782s the latest one is against fusion gps and the judge found with us last year and is going to force fusion gps to say who hired them

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Shervin Pishevar on The Epic Uber War and What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | Raising $15BN to Win China | Why The Traditional Venture Capital Model is Dead | The Future of Quantum and How We Will Cure All Diseases in 10 Years

and i put that out there because it did hurt my reputation at the time and so i had to kind of go through a pretty difficult experience and it was worth it to me to spend millions of dollars on a legal fees and doing the 1782s we filed seven four 1782s the latest one is against fusion gps and the judge found with us last year and is going to force fusion gps to say who hired them

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Shervin Pishevar on The Epic Uber War and What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | Raising $15BN to Win China | Why The Traditional Venture Capital Model is Dead | The Future of Quantum and How We Will Cure All Diseases in 10 Years

and i put that out there because it did hurt my reputation at the time and so i had to kind of go through a pretty difficult experience and it was worth it to me to spend millions of dollars on a legal fees and doing the 1782s we filed seven four 1782s the latest one is against fusion gps and the judge found with us last year and is going to force fusion gps to say who hired them

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Shervin Pishevar on The Epic Uber War and What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | Raising $15BN to Win China | Why The Traditional Venture Capital Model is Dead | The Future of Quantum and How We Will Cure All Diseases in 10 Years

And so they appealed it. And now we're waiting for the judge to make the final judgment.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Shervin Pishevar on The Epic Uber War and What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | Raising $15BN to Win China | Why The Traditional Venture Capital Model is Dead | The Future of Quantum and How We Will Cure All Diseases in 10 Years

And so they appealed it. And now we're waiting for the judge to make the final judgment.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Shervin Pishevar on The Epic Uber War and What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | Raising $15BN to Win China | Why The Traditional Venture Capital Model is Dead | The Future of Quantum and How We Will Cure All Diseases in 10 Years

And so they appealed it. And now we're waiting for the judge to make the final judgment.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Shervin Pishevar on The Epic Uber War and What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | Raising $15BN to Win China | Why The Traditional Venture Capital Model is Dead | The Future of Quantum and How We Will Cure All Diseases in 10 Years

I can't say publicly who I think hired Fusion GPS, but that maybe for a second episode when we get that judgment. Bad actors and bad behavior and VCs who do things against founders that is unjust, that it's too secretive, that people are too afraid to talk about it. And what I hope happens after me talking about it. Do you think there is a lot more to come out?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Shervin Pishevar on The Epic Uber War and What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | Raising $15BN to Win China | Why The Traditional Venture Capital Model is Dead | The Future of Quantum and How We Will Cure All Diseases in 10 Years

I can't say publicly who I think hired Fusion GPS, but that maybe for a second episode when we get that judgment. Bad actors and bad behavior and VCs who do things against founders that is unjust, that it's too secretive, that people are too afraid to talk about it. And what I hope happens after me talking about it. Do you think there is a lot more to come out?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Shervin Pishevar on The Epic Uber War and What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | Raising $15BN to Win China | Why The Traditional Venture Capital Model is Dead | The Future of Quantum and How We Will Cure All Diseases in 10 Years

I can't say publicly who I think hired Fusion GPS, but that maybe for a second episode when we get that judgment. Bad actors and bad behavior and VCs who do things against founders that is unjust, that it's too secretive, that people are too afraid to talk about it. And what I hope happens after me talking about it. Do you think there is a lot more to come out?

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Shervin Pishevar on The Epic Uber War and What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | Raising $15BN to Win China | Why The Traditional Venture Capital Model is Dead | The Future of Quantum and How We Will Cure All Diseases in 10 Years

In my case, there's definitely more to come out. Once we find out who hired Fusion, Fusion GPS, then careers are going to fall.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Shervin Pishevar on The Epic Uber War and What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | Raising $15BN to Win China | Why The Traditional Venture Capital Model is Dead | The Future of Quantum and How We Will Cure All Diseases in 10 Years

In my case, there's definitely more to come out. Once we find out who hired Fusion, Fusion GPS, then careers are going to fall.

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: Shervin Pishevar on The Epic Uber War and What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | Raising $15BN to Win China | Why The Traditional Venture Capital Model is Dead | The Future of Quantum and How We Will Cure All Diseases in 10 Years

In my case, there's definitely more to come out. Once we find out who hired Fusion, Fusion GPS, then careers are going to fall.