Published On Jan 29, 2024
Emil Michael was the Chief Business Officer at $UBER during its hyperscale period from 2013 to 2017. He brokered Uber's $35B deal with Didi China and helped grow the business into the $130B+ public company it is today. #$UBER #Uber #ridesharing
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On this episode of World of DaaS, Emil Michael covers everything from tech IPOs and $UBER stock performance to the future of AI, the prospects for $LYFT and DoorDash ($DASH) and his management secrets from running one of the fastest growing companies of all time.
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00:00 Introduction and Tech IPOs
04:26 $UBER Stock Performance and Future
09:07 Uber's Relationship with Benchmark
12:25 Benchmark's Approach to Investments
19:29 Impact of Higher Interest Rates on Startups
22:00 The Future of AI and Tech Landscape
26:44 Spotting Talent in Young People
32:03 Founder Hiring and Complementary Skills
35:05 Founder Tenure and Secondary Liquidity
37:24 Conspiracy Theory: Higher Education
38:46 Institutional Capture and Higher Education
40:02The Overton Window and Anti-Capitalism
40:53 The Experience of Being Portrayed in a Movie
41:24 What the Uber miniseries got right and wrong
42:31 The Importance of Truth in Storytelling
42:48 Bad Advice: Leaving Great People Alone
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