Shervin Pishevar: What Really Happened in the Firing of Travis Kalanick | E1245

Shervin Pishevar is a serial entrepreneur and investor. Shervin is famed for leading Uber’s Series B at Menlo alongside leading Warby Parker’s Series A and investing in Tumblr, all in just 18 months at Menlo. Following Menlo, Shervin co-founded Sherpa Capital and today Shervin is averaging over 73x on his investments. As an angel investor, Shervin made over 100 investments in the likes of Dollar Shave Club, Postmates, Facebook and more. ---------------------------------------------- In Today’s Episode with Shervin Pishevar: (00:00) Intro (01:00) Mother’s Impact Getting Into Tech (03:29) The Uber Story and Joining Menlo: How It All Started (05:01) Meeting Travis Kalanick (14:14) Being Strategic Advisor at Uber (21:36) Recruiting Emil Michael (26:05) Uber China: The Challenges and Triumphs (30:01) $15 Billion Raise (34:06) The Beginning of the End: Betrayal by Benchmark (47:30) The SoftBank Investment & Leadership Changes (55:17) Expenses on the Investigation (58:19) The Future of Venture Capital (01:04:25) Quantum Computing & AI: The Next Frontier (01:10:27) Spicy Questions (01:11:48) Quick-Fire Round ----------------------------------------------- Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3j2KMcZTtgTNBKwtZBMHvl?si=85bc9196860e4466 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-twenty-minute-vc-20vc-venture-capital-startup/id958230465 Follow Harry Stebbings on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HarryStebbings Follow Shervin Pishevar on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shervin Follow 20VC on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/20vchq Follow 20VC on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@20vc_tok Visit our Website: https://www.20vc.com Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://www.thetwentyminutevc.com/contact ----------------------------------------------- #20vc #harrystebbings #shervinpishevar #uber #menlo #investor #venturecapital #startups #traviskalanick #benchmark