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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

2023/6/13
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Dara Khosrowshahi 回顾了 Uber 在他领导下的巨大转变，从巨额亏损到实现盈利，营收增长到 300 多亿美元。他强调了供应链建设、技术优化和市场机制在 Uber 成功中的重要作用。他还分享了 Uber 的双边市场模式（出行和外卖）的结构性优势，以及如何利用外卖业务作为招聘工具，吸引更多司机加入平台。此外，他还谈到了 Uber 的国际化战略，以及如何根据当地法律法规调整业务模式，以适应不同国家的市场环境。 Ben Gilbert 和 David Rosenthall 则从 Uber 的 IPO 开始，回顾了 Uber 的发展历程，并对 Uber 的未来发展方向进行了展望。他们特别关注了 Uber 在网约车和外卖领域的竞争态势，以及 Uber 如何在与 DoorDash 等竞争对手的竞争中保持优势。 两位主持人还对 Dara Khosrowshahi 的职业生涯进行了深入探讨，包括他在 Expedia 的工作经历以及 Uber 的高管招聘流程。他们对 Dara Khosrowshahi 的领导能力和战略眼光给予了高度评价。

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Dara Khosrowshahi discusses his early career at Allen & Company, where he worked on a hostile takeover deal involving Barry Diller and Sumner Redstone. This experience taught him the importance of seeking unvarnished truth and going all-in on opportunities. He emphasizes the role of luck and taking advantage of unexpected opportunities in career success.
  • Dara's first job out of college was as an analyst at Allen & Company.
  • He worked on a hostile takeover deal involving Barry Diller and Sumner Redstone.
  • Barry Diller's emphasis on unvarnished truth influenced Dara's leadership style.
  • Dara advises young people to avoid over-planning their careers and to be open to unexpected opportunities.

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi dropped by the Acquired studio for an Eats delivery, so we broke out the cameras and asked him to hang out for a wide-ranging conversation. :) We talk about his 20 years working with Barry Diller, starting his career at Allen & Company, how the Uber CEO search process ACTUALLY went down… and oh yeah, the massive transformation that’s happened at Uber over the past few years. When Dara took over the company it was bleeding huge sums of cash, losing share to competitors and embroiled in one of the biggest corporate controversies in recent memory. Fast forward to today and it’s turned cashflow positive while also having tripled revenue to over $30B (on $120B in GMV) and solidified its rideshare dominance in the US. And in perhaps the biggest change, it’s done it all while staying out of the headlines. Tune in!

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