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Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by geofft on Friday January 05, 2018 @08:37AM (#16078429)
> I can only imagine how much being ousted from a company he created and raised to its current level must have hurt.

The market doesn't care about the feelings of executives. He was a net liability for Uber by the end, and if he couldn't mamage to keep himself valued by the market, that's on him.

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Re:Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% ... by TheSpiceIsLife on Friday January 05, 2018 @08:53AM (#16078525)
That knowledge does nothing to alleviate the potential hurt he may feel.

Knowing you messed up doesn't necessarily make it any less painful.

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