2004
Dara Khosrowshahi served as CEO of Expedia from 2004 to 2017, a period of 13 years.
“you were the CEO of Expedia from 2004 to 2017. Is that right?”
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Dara Khosrowshahi
11 facts from 3 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
2017
Dara said Daniel Ek raised the Uber CEO job with him at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference.
“I was at the Sun Valley Conference, the Allen and Company Sun Valley Conference, and having drinks with Daniel Ek.”
2017
Dara said the Uber CEO recruitment took about two months over the summer.
“God, I think it was about two months. It was over the summer.”
2017
Dara said Barry Diller reviewed and improved the presentation he gave to Uber's board when he was a candidate.
“And he actually helped me in the PowerPoint. He's like, this is good. This is good. You have to add this page.”
2020
Dara said Uber's mobility volume fell about 85% in the pandemic, hitting the company's main profit driver.
“sitting together as a team, 85% of your mobility volume, which was the profit driver of the company, falls off a cliff.”
2023
In 2023 Acquired interviewed Dara Khosrowshahi, the CEO of Uber, then valued at about $80 billion.
“And then we get the opportunity to interview the CEO of the then $80 billion market cap Uber.”
Undated
Dara said Uber had 5.6 million drivers and couriers earning on its platform.
“It's 5.6 million drivers and couriers who are earning on our platform.”
Undated
Dara said Uber's matching and pricing improve marketplace throughput by about 5% per year.
“every year matching and pricing probably improves by five percent a year.”
Undated
Dara, a former board member, said The New York Times bet on subscriptions when advertising was a much bigger business.
“And the bet that they made on subscriptions was amazing. It was not obvious because the advertising business was much bigger at the time.”
Undated
Dara said Uber is the largest source of work in the world by number of earners.
“I think we're the largest source of work anywhere by far and growing pretty fast.”
Undated
Acquired has interviewed figures such as Jensen Huang and Uber's Dara Khosrowshahi after covering their companies.
“Occasionally, we do have the opportunity to interview someone like Jensen, like Charlie, like Dara from Uber”
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