Building a Company in Stealth | Travis Kalanick with a16z

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Resumen

Travis Kalanick discusses his journey from leading Uber to founding 'Atoms', a new company focused on 'industrial AI'. The conversation covers his strategic approach to fundraising, the necessity of working in stealth mode to avoid media distractions, and the philosophy of 'digitizing the physical world'. He explains how he views companies as 'computers' for specific industries, emphasizing the importance of hiring leaders who can scale and the need for relentless operational discipline to transform sectors like food, mining, and transport.

Capítulos

  1. 0:00Uber en 2017
  2. 1:09La recaudación de fondos
  3. 7:07Lecciones post-Uber
  4. 20:38Nacimiento de Cloud Kitchens
  5. 32:18Computación de Átomos
  6. 40:00Autonomía y pragmatismo
  7. 52:05Motivación interna
  8. 1:00:58City Storage Systems
  9. 1:13:39Visión unificada
  10. 1:21:05Historia e Innovación

Temas tratados

  • Strategy of Stealth
  • Atoms-based Computing

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We know what Uber's 2017 was like. >> Travis Kanic has stepped down from his role as chief executive. >> That wouldn't have gone that way if Ben or Mark was on the board. You're in this hell. You're dealing with the lawsuits. >> You worry about the lawsuit >> and you say, "Hey, let's build again." It's not as much about where you start. It's about why you start. >> He's one of the very rare guys who made as much money as he did and wanted to keep playing. Also remember I did it stealth. >> I know some of the techniques I use very aggressive but that name you can't use that name. >> And I remember David Drummond from Google was on our board and he's like no Travis that's not a thing dude. [laughter] You got to change it. The meaningful thing about [music] Adam's food is can you make the preparation and delivery of a quality meal so efficient that it approaches the cost of going to the gro…