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Travis Kalanick
The co-founder of Uber, whose intense focus and deep dives into topics were humorously suggested as bordering on AI-induced rabbit holes.
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Summary
Travis Kalanick is an American businessman best known as the co-founder and former CEO of Uber, a position he held from 2010 to 2017. Prior to Uber, he was involved with peer-to-peer file sharing companies Scour and Red Swoosh, the latter being sold to Akamai Technologies in 2007. He resigned from Uber in 2017 amidst controversies regarding the company's corporate culture and allegations of ignoring sexual harassment claims, though he remained on the board until December 31, 2019. Following his departure, Kalanick launched the venture fund 10100 in 2018 and became CEO of City Storage Systems, which operates the ghost kitchen startup CloudKitchens, valued at $15 billion as of 2021. He has also acquired the backgammon engine XG with plans for AI enhancement and expressed interest in autonomous driving technology, aiming for end-to-end automation in food delivery.
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Education
University of California, Los Angeles (dropped out)
Occupation
Businessman, Internet entrepreneur
Nationality
American
Current Role
CEO of City Storage Systems
Date of Birth
1976-08-06
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Net Worth (2017)
$2.6 billion USD
Forbes 400 Ranking (2017)
238th
Timeline
- Born in Los Angeles, California, U.S. (Source: Wikidata)
1976-08-06
- Dropped out of University of California, Los Angeles to help launch Scour, Inc. (Source: Wikipedia, Britannica)
1998
- Red Swoosh, a peer-to-peer content delivery network co-founded by Kalanick, was sold to Akamai Technologies. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2007
- Became CEO of Uber, a company he co-founded. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2010
- Resigned as CEO of Uber due to growing pressure from public reports of unethical corporate culture and allegations of ignoring sexual harassment claims. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2017
- Sold approximately 90% of his shares in Uber, profiting about $2.5 billion. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2017
- Ranked 238th on the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans with a net worth of $2.6 billion. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2017
- Launched a venture fund named 10100, focusing on investments in e-commerce, innovation, and real estate in emerging markets. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2018
- Announced an investment of nearly $150 million in real estate redevelopment company City Storage Systems and became its CEO. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2018
- Resigned from Uber's board of directors. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2019-12-31
- CloudKitchens, operated by City Storage Systems, was valued at $15 billion. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia)
2021
- Acquired the backgammon engine XG, with plans to enhance it using AI. (Source: Related Documents)
Undated
- Discussed his vision for 'autonomous burritos' and 'end-to-end automation' for food delivery through CloudKitchens. (Source: Related Documents)
Undated
- Hinted at potential involvement with autonomous driving company Pony AI to create new market options. (Source: Related Documents)
Undated
Wikipedia
View on WikipediaTravis Kalanick
Travis Cordell Kalanick (; born August 6, 1976) is an American businessman best known as the co-founder and former chief executive officer (CEO) of Uber. Previously he worked for Scour, a peer-to-peer file sharing application company, and was the co-founder of Red Swoosh, a peer-to-peer content delivery network that was sold to Akamai Technologies in 2007. Kalanick was CEO of Uber from 2010 to 2017. He resigned from Uber in 2017, after growing pressure resulting from public reports of the company's unethical corporate culture, including allegations that he ignored reports of sexual harassment at the company. Kalanick retained his seat on the board of directors until he resigned the seat on December 31, 2019. In the weeks leading up to the resignation, Kalanick sold off approximately 90% of his shares in Uber, for a profit of about $2.5 billion. Following the sale, in 2017, Kalanick was ranked 238th on the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans, with a net worth of $2.6 billion. In 2018, Kalanick started a venture fund named 10100, intended to invest in e-commerce, innovation and real estate in emerging markets like China and India. That same year, Kalanick announced an investment of nearly $150 million in real estate redevelopment company City Storage Systems; he also announced that he would be its CEO. The company operates a ghost kitchen startup under the name CloudKitchens, which was valued at $15 billion as of 2021.
Web Search Results
- Travis Kalanick - Wikipedia
Kalanick seated onstage Travis Cordell Kalanick (/ˈkælənɪk/; born August 6, 1976) is an American businessman best known as the co-founder and former chief executive officer (CEO) of Uber. Previously he worked for Scour, a peer-to-peer file sharing application company, and was the co-founder of Red Swoosh, a peer-to-peer content delivery network that was sold to Akamai Technologies in 2007. [...] Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia ## Contents # Travis Kalanick | Travis Kalanick | | | --- | --- | | Kalanick seated onstage.jpg) Kalanick in 2016 | | | Born | (1976-08-06) August 6, 1976 (age 48) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | | Education | University of California, Los Angeles (dropped out) | | Occupation | Internet entrepreneur | | Known for | Co-founder of Red Swoosh Co-founder of Uber | | Title | CEO of City Storage Systems | | Relatives | Allisyn Ashley Arm (half-niece) | [...] Kalanick was CEO of Uber from 2010 to 2017. He resigned from Uber in 2017, after growing pressure resulting from public reports of the company's unethical corporate culture, including allegations that he ignored reports of sexual harassment at the company. Kalanick retained his seat on the board of directors until he resigned the seat on December 31, 2019. In the weeks leading up to the resignation, Kalanick sold off approximately 90% of his shares in Uber, for a profit of about $2.5 billion.
- Travis Kalanick | Biography, Uber, & Facts | Britannica Money
Britannica Money Uber logo Elon Musk Howard Hughes # Travis Kalanick Uber logo Elon Musk Howard Hughes Travis Kalanick Travis Kalanick (born August 6, 1976, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American entrepreneur who was the cofounding CEO (2009–17) of the ride-hailing app company Uber, which provided transportation by enabling users to page freelance drivers of privately owned vehicles via smartphones. [...] Kalanick grew up in a suburb of Los Angeles. He was interested in computers from a young age and had learned to write computer code by the time he was in middle school. He studied computer engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), but he dropped out in 1998 to help launch the start-up company Scour, Inc., with several of his UCLA classmates. Scour, which offered an Internet search engine and file-sharing services, was one of the first dot-com companies to enable users to [...] In 2018 Kalanick created 10100, a venture fund. He stated that it would focus on e-commerce and real estate, with the goal of “large-scale job creation.” Britannica Money Logo
- Uber: The scandals that drove Travis Kalanick out - BBC
Mr Kalanick had already said that he was taking an indefinite leave of absence following the sudden death of his mother in a boating accident. There is no doubt that Travis Kalanick, the billionaire founder of the Uber lift-sharing platform, built a company that is one of the giants of Silicon Valley. However, recent months have seen him make a series of apologies for both his own behaviour and that of members of his leadership team. [...] # Uber: The scandals that drove Travis Kalanick out Getty Images Travis Kalanick Uber's embattled chief executive Travis Kalanick has resigned from the firm, following pressure from shareholders. His resignation comes after a chaotic few months at the firm, including a series of scandals about sexual harassment, macho culture and the departure of senior executives. [...] "Travis's biggest strength is that he will run through a wall to accomplish his goals," investor and mentor Mark Cuban told the New York Times. "Travis's biggest weakness is that he will run through a wall to accomplish his goals. That's the best way to describe him." ## 'Scrappy entrepreneur' Travis Kalanick's informal "bro-like" tone has not always helped.
- Uber Co-founder Travis Kalanick Envisions 'Internet Food Court ...
Kalanick, who bought CloudKitchens parent company City Storage Systems in 2018, was on stage today at the Food On Demand Conference in Las Vegas to talk about his vision for an online food ecosystem and what his platforms are working on to make it possible. The often secretive entrepreneur—“Post-Uber, I really went under the radar,” he said—explained the purpose of his work life is all about “digitizing the physical world,” and for restaurants and other food companies that will require lowering [...] Food On Demand # Uber Co-founder Travis Kalanick Envisions ‘Internet Food Court’ Future by Laura Michaels | May 8, 2024 | News, Top Stories When he left Uber in 2017, Travis Kalanick said someone told him 13 percent of all miles driven in San Francisco were “Uber miles.” The co-founder of the ride-hailing giant recalled thinking, “Can we do that with food?” [...] “To get the cost of that meal down, production has to be completely automated,” said Kalanick, “and logistics has to get completely automated.” “We paint where this all goes, but there’s a road to get there and we call it infrastructure for better food,” he continued. “That’s the mission of my company.”
- Travis Kalanick - Forbes
### Ex-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick Has A New Startup: How Will Ghost Kitchens Shape The Future Of The Restaurant Industry And Its Workers? ### Travis Kalanick Unloads Over $700 Million Of His Uber Shares After Lock-Up Expires ### Saudis Reportedly Invest $400 Million In Uber Founder Travis Kalanick’s Secret Startup ### Benchmark Capital Sues Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick For Fraud ### Travis Kalanick Will Have A Hand In Selecting His Successor As Uber CEO [...] ### No, Uber Won't Be Better Off Without Travis Kalanick As CEO ### Without Travis Kalanick There's No Uber...And There's No Lyft ### Uber's Travis Kalanick Said To Resign As CEO Amid Investor Backlash ### Uber's Elephant In The Room (It's Not CEO Travis Kalanick) ### How Travis Kalanick Is Building The Ultimate Transportation Machine ### also on forbes [...] ### Motional Launches First Uber Robotaxi Service In Las Vegas ### ‘Super Pumped’ Follows The Murder, Mayhem And Misogyny Of Uber’s Early Days ### Uber Cofounder Travis Kalanick To Resign From Board ### Uber’s Ex-CEO Travis Kalanick Has Dumped 90% Of His Stock In Just Six Weeks ### Travis Kalanick Has Sold Half His Stake In Uber—Worth Almost $1.5 Billion—In The Past Two Weeks
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View on DBPediaTravis Cordell Kalanick (/ˈkælənɪk/; born August 6, 1976) is an American businessman best known as the co-founder and former chief executive officer (CEO) of Uber. Previously he worked for Scour, a peer-to-peer file sharing application company, and was the co-founder of Red Swoosh, a peer-to-peer content delivery network that was sold to Akamai Technologies in 2007. Kalanick was CEO of Uber from 2010 to 2017. He resigned from Uber in 2017, after growing pressure resulting from public reports of the company's unethical corporate culture, including allegations that he ignored reports of sexual harassment at the company. Kalanick retained his seat on the board of directors until he resigned the seat on December 31, 2019. In the weeks leading up to the resignation, Kalanick sold off approximately 90% of his shares in Uber, for a profit of about $2.5 billion. Following the sale, in 2017, Kalanick was ranked 238th on the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans, with a net worth of $2.6 billion. In 2018, Kalanick started a venture fund named 10100, intended to invest in e-commerce, innovation and real estate in emerging markets like China and India. That same year, Kalanick announced an investment of nearly $150 million in real estate redevelopment company City Storage Systems; he also announced that he would serve as its CEO. The company operates a ghost kitchen startup under the name CloudKitchens, which was valued at $15 billion as of 2021.
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