Travis Kalanick co-founded Uber in 2009 and aggressively expanded it into 70+ countries, redefining urban transportation and creating the gig economy model that reshaped how millions of people work. Born in Los Angeles in 1976, Kalanick previously co-founded Scour, an early peer-to-peer file sharing service, and Red Swoosh before Uber. His confrontational, growth-at-all-costs approach scaled Uber faster than any transportation company in history but also led to multiple crises and his resignation as CEO in 2017. The ride-hailing industry he built — now including Lyft, Grab, Didi, and Ola — permanently changed urban mobility on every continent.
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