September 2019
Super Pumped (2019), written by NY Times’ writer Mike Isaac, chronicles Travis Kalanick’s rise and fall as Uber’s “always-be-hustlin” CEO. If you’re following the dumpster fire that is Silicon Valley’s “unicorns” and get a bit of glee from watching a bro get dethroned, this book is for you. If you’re a founder of a company and want to know how to avoid bro culture, this book is for you. If you’re at all skeptical of Arianna Huffington, this book is for you. If you had any part in Uber’s marketing (aka me) and want to realize how little importance it had on the bottom line, this book is for you. Read while drinking a White Claw.