{"id":20245,"date":"2019-12-01T16:16:43","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T13:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=20245"},"modified":"2019-12-01T04:34:09","modified_gmt":"2019-12-01T01:34:09","slug":"founder-of-uber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/founder-of-uber\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kalanick: Uber\u2019s Founder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/image.businessinsider.com\/5d6e76042e22af72e259f912?width=1100&amp;format=jpeg&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"\u0646\u062a\u064a\u062c\u0629 \u0628\u062d\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0648\u0631 \u0639\u0646 \u202afounder of Uber\u202c\u200f\" width=\"754\" height=\"377\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u0645:<\/span> \u062a\u0631\u0627\u0641\u064a\u0633 \u0643\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0643<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">\u0627\u0644\u0633\u0646:<\/span> 43 \u0639\u0627\u0645\u064b\u0627<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0646\u0633\u064a\u0629:<\/span> \u0623\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0643\u064a<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"spk-wi-3920\" class=\"speakol-widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">\u0627\u0633\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0643\u0629:<\/span> Uber<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">\u0627\u0644\u062b\u0631\u0648\u0629:<\/span> $3 billion<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Marital status:<\/span> \u0623\u0639\u0632\u0628<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">He grew up fascinated by modern technology and dreamed of conquering Silicon Valley. But his path to success was not paved with roses; it was lined with thorns that taught <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Travis Kalanick, founder of global company Uber, believed in the importance of hard work and staying committed to his dreams and passions as a driving force for improving his life. How did he use an app to reach <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a\u0629\u061f<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">\u0645\u0631\u062d\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0631\u0627\u0633\u0629<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Travis Kalanick was born on August 6, 1976, in Los Angeles, California, where he grew up with a passion for computers\u2014a passion that led him to learn <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">programming in middle school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Kalanick enrolled at the University of California to study computer engineering, then left in 1998 to join forces with his two friends, Michael Todd and Vissann Busam, to launch <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">his first entrepreneurial venture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Travis, together with two colleagues, launched Scour, Inc., a company aiming to provide an internet search engine and file-sharing service.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">\u0625\u0641\u0644\u0627\u0633 \u0645\u0628\u0643\u0631<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Despite the company\u2019s relatively slow growth, it faced complaints from record labels and film studios alleging copyright infringement. As a result, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">it was declared bankrupt in the early 2000s, and all of its assets were sold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Travis did not give up after the bankruptcy. Instead, he bounced back in 2001 and founded Red Swoosh, which specialized in technology<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> and online sharing services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0634\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0627\u0646\u064a<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The company succeeded in attracting many major clients, but in 2007 he had to sell it to Akamai Technologies for around $19 million.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Kalanick spent some time working in small-business and startup financing with his partner, Garrett Camp. But this time, despair got the better of him. He had turned 30, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">and struggled because his aspirations did not match reality. He had failed to break into the famous Silicon Valley.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Travis suffered from a chronic crisis of confidence and became disheartened. He lost the desire to pursue his ambitions or move forward in life in general. But art\u2019s message still has a magical effect <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">on people. He drew inspiration from the internationally renowned creative force Woody Allen, the director and philosopher behind the famous film Vicky Cristina Barcelona.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Travis thought: \u201cAllen was 70 years old, yet he succeeded in filmmaking and achieved great success worldwide. So why shouldn\u2019t I work harder and accomplish more for the future?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0645\u0644\u060c \u0648\u0623\u062d\u0642\u0642 \u0625\u0646\u062c\u0627\u0632\u0627\u062a \u0644\u0644\u0645\u0633\u062a\u0642\u0628\u0644\u061f!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">\u0641\u0643\u0631\u0629 \u201c\u0623\u0648\u0628\u0631\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">In 2008, while Travis and Camp were in the French capital, Paris, waiting for a taxi, inspiration struck: he came up with the idea for an app. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">He worked tirelessly to bring the idea to life, launching Uber the following year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Uber\u2019s concept lets customers request and hire taxis through the company\u2019s dedicated app. The service started with just three cars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">By 2012, the company had continued to expand into several cities. Within a few years, it had reached 66 countries and 360 cities worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">\u0639\u0632\u064a\u0645\u0629 \u0648\u062a\u0646\u0627\u0641\u0633\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Travis Kalanick\u2019s success did not go unnoticed. He earned a reputation for being highly competitive and was widely praised for using technology to advance <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">his business, harnessing smartphones and GPS to support his global app.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Kalanick remained determined to expand globally, particularly after his fierce competition with taxis prompted their drivers to organize large protests <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">in cities from Paris to London and Madrid, calling on governments to take action against \u201cUber\u201d and regulate its service, which relies on <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">a group of foreign drivers to provide a competitive service without regulation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">\u201cUber\u201d faced full or partial bans in some countries, including Thailand and the Netherlands, following court rulings against the company that accused it <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">of unfair competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Kalanick remained committed to expanding across Asia and worked hard to achieve that ambition. In 2013, he managed to grow significantly in China, but he faced <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">New challenges arose due to intense competition and government restrictions, until local rival Didi Chuxing acquired it in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Despite the new challenge Travis faced, he made determination and perseverance his guiding principles. He worked to launch the UberMOTO service in several Asian cities, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">which focuses on providing motorcycle rides to its target customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Travis founded an investment fund in 2018 and made the Forbes list of the world\u2019s wealthiest people, with a fortune of more than $3 billion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\">Lessons Learned:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u0627\u0644\u0625\u0635\u0631\u0627\u0631:<\/span> Entrepreneurs show perseverance and determination, enabling them to overcome the difficulties and challenges they face.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u0639\u062f\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u062a\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645:<\/span> Age does not hold people back from achieving great things and making their dreams a reality. Don\u2019t let getting older discourage you\u2014age is just an imaginary number that keeps increasing <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">With experience alone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0623\u0642\u0644\u0645:<\/span> An entrepreneurial mindset adapts to its surroundings and strives to bring its best to compete strongly in the market.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0633\u0645: \u062a\u0631\u0627\u0641\u064a\u0633 \u0643\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0646: 43 \u0639\u0627\u0645\u064b\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u0646\u0633\u064a\u0629: \u0623\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0643\u064a \u0627\u0633\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0631\u0643\u0629: \u0623\u0648\u0628\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0631\u0648\u0629: 3 \u0645\u0644\u064a\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u062f\u0648\u0644\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062d\u0627\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0627\u062c\u062a\u0645\u0627\u0639\u064a\u0629: \u0623\u0639\u0632\u0628 \u0646\u0634\u0623 \u0639\u0627\u0634\u0642\u064b\u0627 \u0644\u0644\u062a\u0642\u0646\u064a\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u062d\u062f\u064a\u062b\u0629\u060c \u0648\u0643\u0627\u0646 \u064a\u062d\u0644\u0645 \u0628\u063a\u0632\u0648 \u0648\u0627\u062f\u064a<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":20248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ibtdi_aa_focus_keyword":"","_ibtdi_aa_secondary_keywords":"","_ibtdi_aa_audience":"","_ibtdi_aa_tone":"","_ibtdi_aa_summary":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_name":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_bio":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_url":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewed_date":"","_ibtdi_aa_service_id":"","_ibtdi_aa_related_ids":"","_ibtdi_aa_human_reviewed":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable_links":"","_ibtdi_aa_sources":"","_ibtdi_aa_update_notes":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[491],"tags":[20219,15020,20217,10026,20218,794,18621,20216,11791],"class_list":["post-20245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-491","tag-ubermoto","tag-15020","tag-20217","tag-10026","tag-20218","tag-794","tag-18621","tag-20216","tag-11791"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}