Sarah Lacy of PandoDaily on Silicon Valley’s sexism and “asshole culture”
When Sarah Lacy first raised concerns about “outr…
Outliers · FactorDaily
March 8, 201740m 48s
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Show Notes
When Sarah Lacy first raised concerns about “outrageous sexism” practices by Uber and its founder Travis Kalanick in November 2014, many thought she was crossing a line: from being a journalist to an activist.
Over the past few weeks, a series of disturbing revelations about Uber’s work culture and its maverick CEO-founder’s own questionable behaviour seems to validate most of what Lacy accused them of. In fact, this blog post by former Uber engineer Susan Fowler nailed it.
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