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Jan 28, 2022 · DARIAN WOODS, BYLINE: When Bill Gurley first invested in a new startup called Uber, he thought he had found a great CEO - Travis Kalanick. SEBASTIAN MALLABY: Somebody who was tough and...
- Darian Woods
Jan 27, 2022 · Uber's CEO Travis Kalanick grew the company fast, but oversaw scandal after scandal. One venture capitalist wanted Travis out. Today: The epic tug-of-war between venture capital and...
- Darian Woods
Gurley reportedly had a close relationship with CEO Travis Kalanick. He was Uber’s most engaged board member and the closest thing Mr. Kalanick had to a consigliere. [30] .
Mar 6, 2018 · Gurley pushed Kalanick to find a mentor. In 2015 he and Michael arranged for Kalanick to meet legendary CEO coach Bill Campbell, who had advised Steve Jobs and Google's Larry Page, among...
- Henry Blodget
Jul 26, 2022 · Michael inveighed against Benchmark partner Bill Gurley’s crusade to push out Kalanick. But he also reminisced about how he and Gurley used to talk multiple times a day.
February 2011: Uber closes an $11 million Series A funding round that values the company at $60 million. Benchmark leads the round, and its partner Bill Gurley joins Uber’s board of directors.
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In February 2011, Kalanick met with Bill Gurley, an investor from venture capital firm Benchmark, and secured an $11 million investment for 20 percent of Uber (then valued at $50 million) for its Series A round of funding.
