Shervin Pishevar

I was involved in the beginnings of Uber China. There's a good story about me getting TPG and Bonnerman in there, and I can tell that story. It ultimately comes to... Can we unpack it just first with Emil? Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, so try... Travis came to me and was like, hey, I need to recruit a number two. And this guy, Emile Michael, everyone speaks really highly of him. Can you help me recruit him? So Travis and I basically divided and conquered, and we both worked on getting Emile. And we were really close to getting him.

Yeah, so try... Travis came to me and was like, hey, I need to recruit a number two. And this guy, Emile Michael, everyone speaks really highly of him. Can you help me recruit him? So Travis and I basically divided and conquered, and we both worked on getting Emile. And we were really close to getting him.

Yeah, so try... Travis came to me and was like, hey, I need to recruit a number two. And this guy, Emile Michael, everyone speaks really highly of him. Can you help me recruit him? So Travis and I basically divided and conquered, and we both worked on getting Emile. And we were really close to getting him.

And in one of the calls, he said, listen, I have these other offers, and they have titles like President of Cloud or President of Jawbone.

And in one of the calls, he said, listen, I have these other offers, and they have titles like President of Cloud or President of Jawbone.

And in one of the calls, he said, listen, I have these other offers, and they have titles like President of Cloud or President of Jawbone.

you know he wanted a president title or chief operating officer and so i called travis and i was like hey emil is interested he wants a title he's been offered this title and and travis didn't like titles so he said tell him uh he can be president of myself on the business card So I called Emile and I was like, you know, Travis says you can be president of yourself on the business card.

you know he wanted a president title or chief operating officer and so i called travis and i was like hey emil is interested he wants a title he's been offered this title and and travis didn't like titles so he said tell him uh he can be president of myself on the business card So I called Emile and I was like, you know, Travis says you can be president of yourself on the business card.

you know he wanted a president title or chief operating officer and so i called travis and i was like hey emil is interested he wants a title he's been offered this title and and travis didn't like titles so he said tell him uh he can be president of myself on the business card So I called Emile and I was like, you know, Travis says you can be president of yourself on the business card.

And- Oh, how kind of you to relay the direct information. Yeah, directly. You did not varnish that one. Yeah, I did not. And Emile took the president of clout position. I called Travis and I was like, hey, he took this other position. You know, look, in the past I'd experienced like losing someone and then getting them later. And if they're special enough, you'd want to get them later anyways.

And- Oh, how kind of you to relay the direct information. Yeah, directly. You did not varnish that one. Yeah, I did not. And Emile took the president of clout position. I called Travis and I was like, hey, he took this other position. You know, look, in the past I'd experienced like losing someone and then getting them later. And if they're special enough, you'd want to get them later anyways.

And- Oh, how kind of you to relay the direct information. Yeah, directly. You did not varnish that one. Yeah, I did not. And Emile took the president of clout position. I called Travis and I was like, hey, he took this other position. You know, look, in the past I'd experienced like losing someone and then getting them later. And if they're special enough, you'd want to get them later anyways.

So I said, look, I think I know what to say to him to kind of plant the seed for later. He was like, what are you going to say? And I was like, this was an IQ test and you failed it. And now that I know him, I would never say that to him because he's one of the smartest people on the planet. but I'd said it and it worked.

So I said, look, I think I know what to say to him to kind of plant the seed for later. He was like, what are you going to say? And I was like, this was an IQ test and you failed it. And now that I know him, I would never say that to him because he's one of the smartest people on the planet. but I'd said it and it worked.

So I said, look, I think I know what to say to him to kind of plant the seed for later. He was like, what are you going to say? And I was like, this was an IQ test and you failed it. And now that I know him, I would never say that to him because he's one of the smartest people on the planet. but I'd said it and it worked.

And he told me like, you know, for six months, the Uber was like going like this and clot was, you know, uh, doing okay, but not, not an Uber. And he was like, damn it, failed the IQ test. And so later, uh, that year I organized a trip. Uh, I had introduced David Bonnerman and, and Coulter to Travis and we were working on the series C. So Google, uh,

And he told me like, you know, for six months, the Uber was like going like this and clot was, you know, uh, doing okay, but not, not an Uber. And he was like, damn it, failed the IQ test. And so later, uh, that year I organized a trip. Uh, I had introduced David Bonnerman and, and Coulter to Travis and we were working on the series C. So Google, uh,

And he told me like, you know, for six months, the Uber was like going like this and clot was, you know, uh, doing okay, but not, not an Uber. And he was like, damn it, failed the IQ test. And so later, uh, that year I organized a trip. Uh, I had introduced David Bonnerman and, and Coulter to Travis and we were working on the series C. So Google, uh,

was leading the round and i said to travis look we should get bonnerman on the board and get tbg as a counterweight to google because it's like if they're on the board you need you need a counter and then two bonnerman could call any leader in the world and he just passed away last week and so we had breakfast they hit it off And then they invited us to go to the Oscars with them.