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What we like to say is that the vision for Uber is the cross between lifestyle and logistics.
Travis Kalanick
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There's probably some misunderstanding of who I am and how I roll.
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I'm an engineer by trade, and what engineers do is they go and build, and they don't think a lot about storytelling.
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We want transportation as reliable as running water.
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Imagine if we could create the most just workplace in the world. We would naturally be a magnet for all the great minds out there.
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You have to be willing to stand up for what you believe in, and the rule of law is one of those things.
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Acknowledging mistakes and learning from them are the first steps.
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I used to be a computer engineer, and I can make really good code, and we can make systems that work really well, and we can make the application a great experience, but when you have to translate bits to atoms, you need folks who are used to working with city governments, with state governments, and so I like to say we're in a political campaign.
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Uber is efficiency with elegance on top. That's why I buy an iPhone instead of an average cell phone, why I go to a nice restaurant and pay a little bit more. It's for the experience.
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We have this culture valued at Uber, which we call the champions' mind-set. And champions' mind-set isn't always about winning. It's about putting everything you have on the field, every ounce of passion and energy you have. And if you get knocked down, overcoming adversity.
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Uber exists because of mobile telephones.
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I think Uber is just very different; there's no model to copy. It may be the reason why we've been a lightning rod in so many ways, because we don't do anything conventional... And then I think also, as an entrepreneur, I'm a bit of a lone wolf.
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