I interviewed Travis Kalanick's right-hand man

How’d Uber become a $170B company?

Meet Emil Michael, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick’s right-hand man. Emil was the former Chief Business Officer of Uber and helped them raise over $15B.

We discussed:

• Fighting the "Taxi Mafia" in Italy 🤬

• Tips for building local teams city-by-city

• Why founders should “go direct” to replace journalists

• AI and the future of search technology (Emil is investor in Perplexity)

• How Emil angel invests and how to say no to friends (!!!!!)

Watch here or listen to The Jason Levin Show on all podcast platforms.

Thanks for reading, nerds.

Let’s blow up the internet together.

Jason Levin