The Rise and Fall of Uber | #Winning | 1

Business Movers

Wondery

History, Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Uber's spectacular rise wasn’t the smoothest ride. The world-changing ride sharing app broke more than a few rules--and laws--on it’s way to the top, and its controversial co-founder Travis Kalanick fostered a toxic corporate culture that eventually caught up to him. This is the first in our four-episode series on the rise and fall of Uber.

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0:00.0	It's a cool breezy day in the late 1980s at Patrick Henry Middle School and North
0:21.8	Ridge, California in the San Fernando Valley.
0:24.8	A young boy walks through the halls and does his best to be invisible.
0:28.9	He's a math geek and looks the part.
0:31.9	His dad is a simple engineer, his mom, and advertising executive.
0:36.4	They value education so they've always made sure he has the latest and greatest in everything
0:41.1	including computers.
0:43.0	The boy has a natural gift with numbers.
0:45.4	He can solve complex equations in his head and the blink of an eye.
0:49.2	It's made him a favorite of his math teacher and a target for ridicule from his peers.
0:54.3	The boy hopes he can make it to his next class without anyone noticing him or picking on
0:58.7	him.
1:00.0	But as he reaches into his locker to grab a textbook, a rainman, the boy looks up to
1:05.5	find an older bully scowling at him.
1:08.4	What do you think you're doing?
1:09.8	I'm just grabbing my math book.
1:11.6	Old math class, here's a math problem for you, how many fingers am I holding up?
1:17.4	The boy ignores the middle finger.
1:20.1	The boy closes his locker and tries to escape, but the bully blocks his path as a crowd
1:24.7	of students gathers.
1:26.3	And now, where do you think you're going?
1:28.7	Going to class, just leave me alone.
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