Gurley says he learned waiting solves many problems, citing Silicon Valley Bank weekend as example.
“And I used I I I used to go deep in them, and this weekend was a perfect example, and there's a good transition to Silicon Valley Bank.”
Gurley says many people acted manically during SVB crisis weekend but problems resolved by morning.
“But a lot of people did a lot of crazy manic things this weekend that didn't matter. Yeah. Because it all got solved this morning.”
Gurley reveals five investors including Fidelity felt all Uber constituents were at risk before taking action.
“So people typically say benchmark, but there was five investors, including Fidelity, who felt like all of the constituents at Uber were at risk, if action didn't happen sooner.”
Gurley says Uber's entire stakeholder base was at risk before leadership change.
“We reached a point where we felt like, you know, the entire company, you know, and all of its constituencies, drivers, riders, employees, shareholders, were at risk if the company continued to move in the direction it was.”