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The Battle for Uber

By Mike Isaac

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Super Pumped by Mike Isaac delves into the tumultuous rise of Uber, focussing on the company's drive for success in the cutthroat entrepreneurial world. The book examines the innovative yet controversial strategies that propelled Uber to become a global transportation giant, highlighting the dramatic leadership struggles and the impact they had on both the company and the industry.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the fast-paced world of Silicon Valley and the dramatic rise of tech giants. The narrative delves into the tumultuous journey of one of the most iconic ride-hailing companies, uncovering the power struggles, disruptive innovation, and high-stakes corporate drama that shaped its path. Ideal for those interested in entrepreneurship and the challenges of scaling a startup.

Super Pumped

A The New York Times technology correspondent presents the dramatic rise and fall of Uber, set against the rapid upheaval in Silicon Valley during the mobile era.

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Backed by billions in venture capital dollars and led by Travis Kalanick, a brash and ambitious founder, Uber promised to revolutionise the way we move people and goods through the world. But in June 2017, Uber's hard-charging CEO was ousted in a boardroom coup that capped a brutal year for the transportation giant.

What followed would become a corporate cautionary tale about the perils of startup culture and a vivid example of how blind worship of startup founders can go wildly wrong. Based on hundreds of interviews with current and former Uber employees, along with previously unpublished documents, Super Pumped presents a tale of the startup's dramatic rise and fall in an era of rapid upheaval in Silicon Valley.

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In Super Pumped, Mike Isaac delivers a compelling narrative of Uber's meteoric rise and tumultuous challenges, shaped heavily by its controversial founder, Travis Kalanick. Reviewers praise the book for revealing startling insights into the Silicon Valley powerhouse, with its riveting depiction of brutal corporate tactics and the toxic culture at the helm of innovation. It's described as both an entertaining read and a detailed look into the broader dynamics of power in the tech industry, with Isaac skilfully weaving a story that's both shocking and enlightening.

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ISBN: 9780393652246

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 September 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: WW Norton & Co

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 165.0mm

Height: 244.0mm

Weight: 641g

Pages: 408

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Business & Entrepreneurship Company Culture & Human Resources Education & Reference Mike Isaac Non-Fiction Productivity & Time Management Science & Nature

About the Author

Mike Isaac is a technology reporter at the New York Times, whose Uber coverage won the Gerald Loeb Award for distinguished business reporting. He writes frequently about Uber, Facebook, and other Silicon Valley giants for the Times, and appears often on CNBC and MSNBC. He lives in San Francisco.

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