When asked whether he thinks Silicon Valley is in a “tech bubble,” Bill says, “I think we’re in a risk bubble especially with these so-called unicorns,” a term used to describe startup companies like Uber that have a valuation of over $1 billion. In episode 3, Uber board member Bill Gurley ( Kyle Chandler) sits down with a journalist (Isaac making his acting debut) at the South by Southwest conference and takes aim at the ride-sharing company. As early as 2014, the company started using the tool, which was part of a program called VTOS, short for “violation of terms of service.” Greyball had been approved by Uber’s legal team but, in 2017, the United States Department of Justice launched an inquiry into the legality of it based on Isaac’s reporting.Īt the time of Isaac’s story, Uber claimed the tool “denies ride requests to users who are violating our terms of service - whether that’s people aiming to physically harm drivers, competitors looking to disrupt our operations, or opponents who collude with officials on secret ‘stings’ meant to entrap drivers.” Less than one week later, Uber said it would review how the technology was being used, but would “expressly prohibit its use to target action by local regulators going forward.”ĭid venture capitalist Bill Gurley make an enemy of Travis Kalanick after implying Uber was a “dead unicorn”? He says the “paranoid tool” used data collected from the Uber app to evade authorities in cities like Boston, Paris, and Las Vegas, as well as countries like China, Australia, and South Korea. In 2017, Isaac broke the story of Greyball for The New York Times. (played by Fred Armisen) fail to book a ride. “It’s like a video game and we have the cheat code,” Travis says giddily as he watches a transportation agent hellbent on shutting down the company’s operation in Portland, OR. In episode 2, Travis and his team launch “ Greyball,” a secret program that punishes riders that the company deems persona non grata by forcing them to schedule “ghost cars” instead of real ones.
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Travis did that, too.”īelow the author helps fact-check the series that looks at the rise and fall of Kalanick as he built one of Silicon Valley’s most successful-and destructive-companies. I think people like stories in which aspirational figures fly too close to the sun. Instead, it offers an unvarnished look at the man Isaac once called “ Mark Zuckerberg meets a can of Axe Body Spray.” “Travis is a complicated, nuanced, flawed person who fought like hell to bring this industry to light,” Isaac says. Yet Super Pumped never paints Kalanick as a mustache-twirling villain. (He remained on Uber’s board of directors until 2019, the same year the company went public.) In 2017, Kalanick resigned as Uber’s CEO amid a myriad of scandals that included allegations of workplace discrimination and sexual harassment under his leadership. The series, created by Billions ’ Brian Koppelman and David Levien, shows how Kalanick’s blind faith in himself and the company he co-founded in 2009 drove his success, but also led to his demise. The person at the head of the company has to be a true believer in what they’re doing.”īeyond just believing in Uber’s potential, Kalanick was committed to its mission to a fault. Everyone is pretty much rooting against you. (He’s also an executive producer on Super Pumped, as well as the show’s resident researcher and fact-checker.) “If you think about it, most startups fail. You still haven't returned my Weedwacker.“In Silicon Valley, ‘cult’ is not a dirty word,” says The New York Times tech reporter who has been covering Uber since 2014.
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As this is happening, Larry references the "Luke, I am your father." line from the movie The Empire Strikes Back by saying "Luke, this is your landlord.
When Larry plugs the lamp in, it turns into a wide lightsaber and he cuts the store in half. Larry, looking for a light bulb for his bedside lamp, puts in a high-wattage lighthouse bulb, then criticizes Steve for saying that wasn't a good idea, commenting that he didn't go to kindergarten for 12 years because he was stupid (it was because he got his foot caught in the radiator). While at the mall, the two destroy nearly everything.
Steve recounts for the tape the misadventures that have ensued ever since Larry bought Steve from the dog pound, focusing on a series of misadventures and hijinks that ensued when the pair went to the mall to buy items for Larry's apartment. This short begins with Steve in front of a camcorder recording an SOS tape for somebody to come and save him from his bumbling owner, Larry.
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