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" Uber exists because of mobile telephones. "

Travis Kalanick

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" I'm a passionate entrepreneur. I'm like fire and brimstone sometimes. And so there are times when I'll go - I'll get too into the weeds and too into the debate, because I'm so passionate about it. "

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" We have this culture valued at Uber, which we call the champions' mind-set. And champions' mind-set isn't always about winning. It's about putting everything you have on the field, every ounce of passion and energy you have. And if you get knocked down, overcoming adversity. "

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" I think that's where the world is going. People will not own cars; they'll have a service that takes them where they want to go, when they want to go there. And that's what Uber is. "

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" Even before you get to self-driving vehicles, there's just a huge amount of positive things that happen to cities when you do ridesharing. "

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" At Uber, we say, 'Always be hustling.' Even if you are an introvert and you haven't got hustle in you, you better get a co-founder who does. And if you haven't got enough hustle to find a co-founder who's got hustle, it's going to be tough. You've got to have a little hustle in you. "

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" There's a harsh reality to situations where demand outstrips supply. "

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" I am from Los Angeles, and my parents are from Los Angeles. "

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" In some way, L.A. respects the young guy that's out there just trying to make it happen, but in some ways, they disrespect that, too. "

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" I spent a disproportionate amount of my time in a car in L.A. I'm 35 years old. If you add up the hours spent in cars, it would be years. "

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