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Re:Uber’s board wants Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to be it... by jpelecanos on Monday August 28, 2017 @04:26AM (#15115202)
Based on his bio [0], Khosrowshahi seems like a more apt CEO pick for Airbnb instead of Uber. Thus, I think that someone with a more extensive experience in the transportation industry such as Kathryn Marinello (CEO of The Hertz Corporation) [1] or David Abney (CEO of UPS) [2] is more suitable for the job.

[0] http://www.expediainc.com/brands/dara-khosrowshahi/

[1] http://ir.hertz.com/executive-officers?item=108

[2] https://pressroom.ups.com/pressroom/ContentDetailsViewer.pag...

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Re:Uber’s board wants Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to be it... by cylinder on Monday August 28, 2017 @08:58AM (#15116209)
Those are massive fleet and supply chain owners. Uber is a booking platform that doesn't own a single vehicle or employ a single driver.

That said, I don't think same industry experience is that critical.

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Re:Uber’s board wants Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi to be it... by miheermunjal on Monday August 28, 2017 @10:18AM (#15116668)
this. It's not even transport, its the logistics piece. That original vision of "the car is in continuous motion, delivering ____". That fill in the blank is what gives Uber it's high valuation, not necessarily its dominance of ridesharing.
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