Uber is battling serious backlash from the establishment in several countries.
'Competition makes us better. I lose a little bit of sleep because I have competition.'
Kalanick, in a statement, said he has "accepted a group of investors' request to step aside so that Uber can go back to building rather than be distracted with another fight".
'The fact that Kalanick and others managed to build such great companies, in spite of their apparent foibles, should give us hope,' says Vikram Johri.
'Curiosity, fierceness to solve a problem, push until it hurts and looking for the wow factor makes a good entrepreneur'.
The country holds one of the biggest opportunities for Uber as more Indians start using smartphones
To fly 10 start-ups to San Francisco HQ of the company
Modi will get the maximum chunk of the session time.
A woman who was raped by an Uber driver in India in 2014 filed a lawsuit against the ride-hailing company and its embattled chief executive Travis Kalanick for "unlawfully" obtaining and sharing her medical records related to the sexual assault.
Ambee, an Ambulance-hailing app, is set for commercial rollout. Sharath Chowdary profiles the Uber-backed firm that aims to bring online 50% of ambulances across 60 Indian cities over 5 years.
Karan Choudhury asks Uber India president Amit Jain what the company's global problems mean for its India operations.
Uber launches initiatives to address drivers' woes on its 4th birthday
Under the ambit of probe is how former exec Eric Alexander obtained medical records of woman who was raped by an Uber driver in Delhi in 2014
The event will aim at drawing foreign investment in startups and push local partnerships.
Dara Khosrowshahi has the Herculean task of repairing Uber's image, boosting employee morale and turning the business profitable for the world's most valued startup.
In the back of its recent $1-bn investment in India, the cab-hailing service intends to triple its headcount
Nadella has been ranked fifth among 50 global corporate heads by Fortune Magazine in its annual 'Businessperson of the Year' compilation, followed by CEO of Milwaukee-based maker of water heaters A O Smith Ajita Rajendra on the 34th spot, HDFC Bank's Managing Director Aditya Puri on the 36th position and Banga on 40th.
Amit Singhal had joined Uber in January as senior vice president of engineering after working for 15 years at Google, where he oversaw the internet giant's search efforts.
There's little interest in seed funding now as investors are finding it a risky proposition.
Uber will provide mentorship for start-ups on matters such as funding, marketing, operations and scalability.
Uber is locked in an intense battle with market leader Ola, which counts Didi as an investor.
He was illegally probing a 2014 Delhi rape case using the victim's medical records to find out if it was a ploy by Ola to sabotage Uber's operations
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg is at the second place.
'Make every trip feel like an escape' says the Uber website. Ironically, it remains to be seen how the company can get away from this controversy.
Comment by SoftBank board member sets off talk of Ola-Uber merger.
The Indian arm is the second largest unit for the company, crosses 500 mn trips milestone
Modi is ranked fifth on the 2015 roster of 'World's Greatest Leaders' with Satyarthi coming in at the 28th spot.
'What's the point in lamenting widespread toxic work culture, and the capitalist system that gives rise to it if there is no alternative?' 'Actually, there is,' says Ashish Sharma.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates with an estimated fortune of $78 billion heads the list
Premji is ranked 13th on Forbes' first ever list of '100 Richest People In Tech', followed by Nadar on the 14th spot.
Uber started its business three years ago in India and is now operating in over 20 cities with thousands of cab drivers.
Jaitley assured that both the banking system and the government will make the resources available to them.
Time said Merkel was chosen as the 'Person of the Year' because she is the 'de facto leader' of a continent, 'steward' of the world's fourth biggest economy, a 'principled manager and a resolute diplomat'.
Wayward employee behaviour at Uber and Infosys highlights the risk to corporate reputations.
Uber's draft prospectus for the biggest IPO in the world since Alibaba's in 2014 has projected a major cash burn for Uber in trying to get a significant market share in India, reports Karan Choudhury.
Tariff cap offers Ola relief in battle with Uber. Though it might hurt their earnings, Ola believes the Karnataka High Court's judgement levels the playing field with Uber.
The company's India focus hasn't changed with the change in CEOs.
In India, it is fighting a pitched battle against Ola.
Uber is present in over 250 cities in 50 countries.
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