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'''''Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber''''' is a 2019 book by [[New York Times]] writer [[Mike Isaac]]. The book chronicles the founding of [[Uber]] through its 2019 [[Initial public offering]].
== Synopsis ==
The book details the history of [[Uber]] from its founding by [[Garrett Camp]] as UberCab in 2009. [[Travis Kalanick]], who would go on to run the company and be its largest shareholder before being removed as CEO, was originally brought in as an advisor with its first employee [[Ryan Graves]] as its CEO. The book explains how Kalanick came to replace Graves, who stayed on with the company, and gain control over the start-up. According to the book, Kalanick was bitter about how [[venture capitalists]] (VC) treated his first start-up, [[Scour Inc.|Scour]] and vowed to not be replaceable by them in the future. The book details the work hard play hard culture of Uber, including a party in [[Las Vegas]] to celebrate 1 billion in revenues. It also examines the many scandals experienced by the company including allegations of sexual harassment documented by [[Susan Fowler]], how it attempted to keep regulators from seeing Uber drivers to avoid fines, and the mishandling personal information, including in the case of a rape victim in India. It also looks at the ways the despite these negative stories, the company was well regarded by the VC community on its way to being a [[Unicorn (finance)|unicorn]], and for a time, one of the highest valued private companies in [[Silicon Valley]].
== Critical reception ==
The book was well received upon its publication. [[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] praised the book for detailing the many problems at the company without villainizing Kalanick.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Author [[Leslie Berlin]] writing in [[The New York Times]] wrote that, "Isaac is great at the ticktock of events as they unfold, but his best work comes when he steps back to examine the bigger picture."
== References ==
'''''Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber''''' is a 2019 book by [[New York Times]] writer [[Mike Isaac]]. The book chronicles the founding of [[Uber]] through its 2019 [[Initial public offering]].
== Synopsis ==
The book details the history of [[Uber]] from its founding by [[Garrett Camp]] as UberCab in 2009. [[Travis Kalanick]], who would go on to run the company and be its largest shareholder before being removed as CEO, was originally brought in as an advisor with its first employee [[Ryan Graves]] as its CEO. The book explains how Kalanick came to replace Graves, who stayed on with the company, and gain control over the start-up. According to the book, Kalanick was bitter about how [[venture capitalists]] (VC) treated his first start-up, [[Scour Inc.|Scour]] and vowed to not be replaceable by them in the future. The book details the work hard play hard culture of Uber, including a party in [[Las Vegas]] to celebrate 1 billion in revenues. It also examines the many scandals experienced by the company including allegations of sexual harassment documented by [[Susan Fowler]], how it attempted to keep regulators from seeing Uber drivers to avoid fines, and the mishandling personal information, including in the case of a rape victim in India. It also looks at the ways the despite these negative stories, the company was well regarded by the VC community on its way to being a [[Unicorn (finance)|unicorn]], and for a time, one of the highest valued private companies in [[Silicon Valley]].
== Critical reception ==
The book was well received upon its publication. [[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] praised the book for detailing the many problems at the company without villainizing Kalanick.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> Author [[Leslie Berlin]] writing in [[The New York Times]] wrote that, "Isaac is great at the ticktock of events as they unfold, but his best work comes when he steps back to examine the bigger picture."
== References ==
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