Uber CEO: I Have To Be Honest, AI Will Replace 9.4 Million Jobs At Uber!
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi reveals the future of driverless cars, how he led Uber’s financial turnaround, his family’s escape from Iran in 1978, and the truth about AI, automation, and job loss!
Dara Khosrowshahi is the CEO of Uber and successfully transformed the company from losing $3 billion a year to generating over $9 billion in free cash flow. He previously served as CEO of Expedia for over a decade, scaling the company into a global leader in online travel.
He explains:
◼️The "wartime" leadership strategy he used to save Uber from collapse
◼️Why telling the uncomfortable truth is the only way to scale a company
◼️His undercover experience as a driver and why it changed the app
◼️Why 80% of jobs face total disruption from AI automation by 2035
◼️The truth about autonomous vehicles and banning humans from driving
00:00 Intro
03:33 Why Fleeing Iran Shaped My Risk Tolerance And Resilience
10:17 The Hardest Realization About Having Kids And Their Future
16:52 Do Engineers Actually Make Better CEOs — Or Worse?
18:11 How To Spot The One Person Worth Betting Your Career On
19:17 What Separates A Good Employee From A Truly Great One
20:52 Why Rejection Is The Hidden Engine Behind Every Successful Business
26:48 How To Spot Big Transitions Before Everyone Else Does
32:52 The Jevons Paradox: Why Efficiency Can Backfire
39:48 Why Radical Transparency Makes You A Stronger CEO
46:54 Can You Really Turn A Comfortable Team Into A Hungry One?
49:44 Ads
51:11 The Career Advice Young People Need — But Rarely Hear
57:38 How To Build A Culture Of Continuous Improvement That Never Stalls
01:01:55 Why Most Teams Fail At Goals — And How To Set Ones That Actually Work
01:06:58 What Happens When Leadership Alignment Breaks Down
01:13:54 How AI Is Reshaping Our Business — And What We’re Doing Next
01:18:53 Why 90% Of Our Coders Now Rely On AI — And What That Changes
01:23:44 Will AI Replace 9.5 Million Uber Drivers — Or Create Something Bigger?
01:35:06 The Best Advice For Thrivin
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Chapters (20)
Intro
3:33
Why Fleeing Iran Shaped My Risk Tolerance And Resilience
10:17
The Hardest Realization About Having Kids And Their Future
16:52
Do Engineers Actually Make Better CEOs — Or Worse?
18:11
How To Spot The One Person Worth Betting Your Career On
19:17
What Separates A Good Employee From A Truly Great One
20:52
Why Rejection Is The Hidden Engine Behind Every Successful Business
26:48
How To Spot Big Transitions Before Everyone Else Does
32:52
The Jevons Paradox: Why Efficiency Can Backfire
39:48
Why Radical Transparency Makes You A Stronger CEO
46:54
Can You Really Turn A Comfortable Team Into A Hungry One?
49:44
Ads
51:11
The Career Advice Young People Need — But Rarely Hear
57:38
How To Build A Culture Of Continuous Improvement That Never Stalls
1:01:55
Why Most Teams Fail At Goals — And How To Set Ones That Actually Work
1:06:58
What Happens When Leadership Alignment Breaks Down
1:13:54
How AI Is Reshaping Our Business — And What We’re Doing Next
1:18:53
Why 90% Of Our Coders Now Rely On AI — And What That Changes
1:23:44
Will AI Replace 9.5 Million Uber Drivers — Or Create Something Bigger?
1:35:06
The Best Advice For Thrivin
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