Uber CEO: “Go Anywhere, Get Anything”
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Uber Strategy: Go Anywhere, Get Anything
Greylock recently kicked off “Iconversations,” a new speaker series featuring “icons” across tech, finance, media and culture. We were thrilled to welcome Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi as our first guest to the virtual event. Khosrowshahi, who previously served as CEO of Expedia before taking the reins at Uber in 2017, sat down with Greylock general partner Reid Hoffman to discuss the past, present and future of the mobility and delivery business that now operates in 71 countries around the world and employs around 20,000 people globally. He also shared his perspective on M&A (including Uber’s recent acquisitions of Postmates and Drizly), autonomous vehicles, the complexities of working in highly regulated industries, and how his personal and professional background shaped the way he approaches leadership today. (Greymatter)
Postscript raises $35M series B to give Shopify stores SMS superpowers
Greylock led the Series B investment in Postscript, the leading SMS marketing platform for Shopify stores, trusted by thousands of ecommerce brands and retailers of all sizes. Mike Duboe and Sarah Guo from Greylock have joined the board. (Techcrunch, Blog)
Roblox’s ‘Builderman’ CEO Heads to Wall Street With an Army of Young Game Creators
The platform and its backers are hoping investors will embrace a company with largely Generation Z users that generates revenue from players who spend real money on a virtual currency called Robux used in games. (Wall Street Journal)
Where Nextdoor’s CEO Looks for Neighborly Advice
Sarah Friar relies on family and friends as the foundation for her own social network. (Wall Street Journal)
GoFundMe CEO: “Hello Congress, Americans need help and we can’t do your job for you.”
GoFundMe helps people pay their rent and medical bills. It’s chief executive, Tim Cadogan, says it was never meant to be a social safety net. Tim said so directly in his op-ed in USA Today. And on this week’s episode of “Sway,” Kara Swisher asks him what GoFundMe’s data reveals about gaps in America’s social safety net and how he thinks about content moderation when it’s money, and not just ideas, in play. They also discuss the platform’s controversial campaigns — from Gorilla Glue Girl to Steve Bannon to people who sought funds to travel to the Jan. 6 Trump rally in Washington. (New York Times Sway Podcast)
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