Travis Kalanick reflects on what it was like being ousted from Uber, and why he doesn’t ‘think about the ex very much’ [Video]

Travis Kalanick’s messy breakup from Uber seven years ago would understandably still be a sore spot seven years later, but the former CEO said he’s moved on.

Kalanick spoke with angel investor and podcast host Jason Calacanis at the 2024 All-In Summit on Thursday about his efforts to remain in the head seat during Uber’s spectacular leadership upheaval in 2017.

Uber had faced a series of scandals that year, from sexual harassment and discrimination allegations — which led to multiple investigations into the company’s culture — to a $2.6 billion lawsuit from Waymo, Google’s self-driving car company spin-off.

The stream of crises caused tensions to rise between Kalanick and Bill Gurley, a general partner at  Benchmark Capital, Uber’s then-largest venture capital investor.

Reflecting on the series of events, Kalanick told the podcast hosts that undergoing what he called a “political oppo campaign” by an investor for six months is “going to wear you down.”

Gurley, who began backing Uber in …