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We are defined by how we act in trying moments.

He might be disappointed, but how he is acting doesn't come off as reserved and respectful. He made a judgment to associate himself with Caldbeck, and instead of making proper reparations he's digging himself an even larger hole. He's not a victim in this. He helped put Caldbeck in a position of power.

> most clear understanding of the culture issues internally

Is it really clear internally? It's clear to me that they don't understand the issues otherwise it wouldn't have taken public furor for them to start fixing it

Agreed. Before this I could arguably say that management was rotting away, but the rank and file should be excluded from judgment because they have no control.

But to hear this and read posts on social media lamenting the loss of Travis, and then contrasting it to the silence from Uber employees regarding Susan Fowler is stark and deafening.

If this is the type of people they select for, the ones who prioritize success by any means necessary, then Uber should maybe be a black mark.

This thread is basically people stumbling over themselves trying to defend how this is NOT sexist or justify the varying degrees of sexism.

Some of the fun examples: - men get talked over too! (doesn't mean this isn't sexist) - he's just an asshole (doesn't mean he's not a sexist asshole) - that woman is just looking for a social justice moment (how about the rest of the audience?)

I've worked at 2 different startups - currently in management capacity at one. 2 cents:

1) Appreciate the $ that it provides for income + ability to grow 2) If we could do it again I would not recommend it to the founders and instead focus on bootstrapping

Managing and dealing with pressures from investor is a giant suck on ability to think. No matter how much you say you're going to ignore them, they will ALWAYS weight on you and you will always weigh their opinion. This is despite them not knowing much about your industry or tech or market.

I've increasingly come to the opinion that investors become a drag on the company, and the best investors are the ones who put money in and stay completely out of the way.

There are tons of companies out there trying to get Tesla's technology to market. None of them have promised what uBeam is promising.

So sad :( Love Kippt!

Then Github should have held off on that legalese post that incited anger. You can't put something like that out re: an issue that involves so much human emotion.

Given that Marc Andreessen publicly vocalized support for him and his new venture, I hardly think he'll have much trouble with his career.

Exactly. If they came out with this response first this shitstorm probably wouldn't have escalated to this point.

Yes. I was waiting until he had the opportunity to actually put out a good response (despite the initial waffle). That interview destroyed any faith I had.

But I blame this entire trial and failure on the Board. It is their responsibility to vet candidates, and their inability see how this could blow up shows a horrible lack of judgment on their part.

> If anything, Prop 8 would've helped them. Their core business is dating, right? If you can't marry, you date more. So, wherefore the problem?

WTF. Maybe because they're decent people who care about equality?

If he doesn't hate gay people, then why not just make his position on marriage clear? He can straight up say "I don't believe in marriage" or whatever.

Expressing sorrow for causing hurt isn't the same as taking responsibility for it.

The very first action should be an apology, but that hasn't happened and doesn't look like it'll ever happen.

Not really. It is easy to sweep things under the rug when you're not one of those affected legally, financially, emotionally. I know of people who decided to leave their careers, their homes, and move to another country so that they could be with someone they love. Those decisions changed their lives and it isn't something that just goes away.