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" I wake up in the morning with a list of problems, and I go solve them. "
Travis Kalanick
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" If there was a mobility service that's cheaper than owning a car, more reliable, and you get to sit in the back seat instead of being stressed out in the front seat, why would you own a car? "
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" If you're operating from strong principles, you can compromise when the person on the other side is operating from principles you respect. "
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" I've had failures myself before Uber. "
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" I've never been derogatory towards taxi drivers. "
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" Safety is number one at Uber... so we make sure the system is in place so riders get the safest ride possible. "
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" Uber riders are the most affluent, influential people in their cities. "
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" You want supply to always be full, and you use price to basically either bring more supply on or get more supply off, or get more demand in the system or get some demand out. "
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" If Uber is lower-priced, then more people will want it. And if more people want it and can afford it, then you have more cars on the road. And if you have more cars on the road, then your pickup times are lower, your reliability is better. The lower-cost product ends up being more luxurious than the high-end one. "
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" The regulatory systems in place disincentive innovation. It's intense to fight the red tape. "
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" We have to bring out the truth about how dark and dangerous and evil the taxi side is. "
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" There is a core independence and dignity you get when you control your own time. "
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" There will be a huge, huge positive impact for society when driverless cars become a thing. "
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" Every day, I get a little smarter. "
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" I think a lot of folks feel like Uber was a company they missed out on. Sequoia passed on us three times. "
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" You have to be willing to stand up for what you believe in, and the rule of law is one of those things. "
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" I think Uber is just very different; there's no model to copy. It may be the reason why we've been a lightning rod in so many ways, because we don't do anything conventional... And then I think also, as an entrepreneur, I'm a bit of a lone wolf. "
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" Money doesn't buy happiness, but it does pay for therapy. "
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" In order to keep the love going, you want to keep it fun. "
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" There are a lot of rules in cities that were designed to protect a particular incumbent, but not to move a city's constituents, a city's citizens, and the city itself, forward. And that's a problem. "
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" It was a privilege to meet Rev. Jackson, and I learned a tremendous amount from his insight. "
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" Some city-council people are really awesome, but most are uninspired. "
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" What I like to say when you get into something that feels like a bubble or, at least, feels irrational is that you still want to build a company that has a strong discipline, business-building culture. "
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" If somebody can offer value at a cheaper price, they should. But that also means Uber should, too. "
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" I prefer building rather than fundraising. "
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" We need to figure out how to merge political progress with actual progress. "
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" Hamilton is my favorite political entrepreneur. "
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" I used to be a computer engineer, and I can make really good code, and we can make systems that work really well, and we can make the application a great experience, but when you have to translate bits to atoms, you need folks who are used to working with city governments, with state governments, and so I like to say we're in a political campaign. "
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" I'm an engineer by trade, and what engineers do is they go and build, and they don't think a lot about storytelling. "
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