This week we’re talking about Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber by New York Times technology correspondent Mike Isaac. This book is the story of the tech start-up Uber and its founder, Travis Kalanick, but it’s also a case study of the tech bro culture and founder worship in Silicon Valley, the perils of over-ambition, and the incredible economics of venture capital investments.
Summary of the book (2:40)
Our key takeaways (5:13)
Our favorite quotes (33:14)
What questions do we still have? (44:18)
References: Parks & Rec Mona Lisa Meme, Matt Levine’s Bloomberg column
What to check out next: Chris suggests Bad Blood by John Carreyrou and Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar (nonfiction books); Mollie suggests Foundering (podcast); and Kate suggests Silicon Valley (HBO, Hulu)
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