Talk:Travis Kalanick/Archives/2015

That photo...

As amusing as that photo is, is it really appropriate? I will restrain myself from riffing on the amusement factor and let it go at that. Zlama (talk) 05:07, 17 November 2014 (UTC)

I have to agree, I think an appropriate image should replace this whilst retaining the current image within the commons. Bolkonsk (talk) 12:56, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

uhm, those nipples alone are worth $2.1bn each :P ..nothing wrong with the image, its not like he has man boobs--Stemoc 03:10, 22 May 2015 (UTC)

Well if a new, more appropriate, and hopefully more relevant, usable photo appears I think it should be replaced. (Also, they are worth more than 2.1bn each now :D)--Bolkonsk (talk) 00:52, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

Funny Story

I normally don't partake in editing or contributing to articles, but I think this is an entertaining story about Travis Kalanick. On the Tim Ferriss Show, a podcast hosted by Tim Ferriss, Chris Sacca recounts a story about Kalanick:

“A few years ago we’re at my house up in the mountains. It was over the holidays, so my parents were there. I think it was actually New Year’s Day. So Travis and I, we have a tradition up there on New Year’s Eve, we go snowshoeing at midnight and drink champagne out in the meadow, so it was a pretty rough morning. Travis was sitting on the couch and my dad senses some weakness so he challenges him to a game of Wii Tennis on the Nintendo Wii. My dad is not a bad player, he is pretty good. So Travis is like, ‘Ok, Mr. Sacca, sure,’ and he picks up the controller. So they play the first couple of games, they are tight games, but Travis wins them. My dad is there taking full swings with the paddle, you know, breaking a little sweat, and Travis is still blurry from the night before, barely breaking his wrists and he’s beating my dad. My dad was like, ‘What the hell is this?’ and then there was that Inigo Montoya moment, Princess Bride style, where Travis turns to my dad and says, ‘I’m sorry but I’m not left handed,’ or you know, I forget if it’s the left or right, but he switches hands with the controller. The next three games my dad never touches the ball. There were no points scored on any of Travis’ serves. My dad is like, ‘What the hell is going on? What is this?’ After the torture got to me too much Travis just says, ‘Let me take you to the global leader board. I’m sorry, Mr. Sacca, I didn’t mean to be holding out on you.’ He goes to the global leader board, and Travis Kalanick is ranked number 2 in the world at Wii Tennis. Now Uber was already a thing, like literally he was already building a startup. But he’s just so obsessive, so competitive.”

http://fourhourworkweek.com/2015/05/30/chris-sacca/#. Show Notes: Travis Kalanick and Nintendo Wii Tennis [18:55] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.99.118.9 (talk) 18:11, 19 August 2015 (UTC)