When Uber needed a reset, only a disciplined leader could see the path forward.

Raised in one of Iran’s leading industrial families, Dara Khosrowshahi watched everything disappear during the revolution as his family rebuilt their lives in the U.S.

In this episode, he shares how, with education as the only constant, he rose to become the youngest VP at Allen & Co., played a defining role across IAC and Expedia, and ultimately led Uber from deep losses to a profitable business.

We also get into:

the immigrant childhood that trained him to adapt faster
why betting on people, not models, became the most important lesson of his career
the early failures at Expedia that hardened his decision making and leadership style
how he rebuilt culture at Uber while operating under intense public scrutiny
the long term vision of turning Uber from a rides company into a real time logistics network

ABOUT US:

We’re proudly sponsored by Brex—a brand I co-founded, now supporting over 30,000 businesses like Anthropic, DoorDash, and Scale AI, helping them make every dollar count.

I’m grateful for their continued support as I bring you all conversations with some of the most exceptional founders of our generation. For more information, please go to: https://www.brex.com/?ref_code=bmk_audio_HDinHD

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This episode was produced and distributed by our friends at Atomik Growth.

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