Words matter. These are the best Tony West Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
At the scale that Uber operates, we’re going to see both the good and the bad that happens in society because we’re operating so many trips every single day.
And one of the unfortunate-but-sad truths is that sexual assault, sexual violence is far more prevalent in American society than a lot of people recognize.
I do think there is magic that made Uber possible, made that disruption possible, made that innovation possible, and was critical to its success. I believe you can still have the magic that underlies that and yet be a compliant company.
I fell in love with this idea that you could press a button and an SUV would show up. That idea of bringing mobility to places where it hadn’t been an easy option – that was a pretty compelling mission. It was a huge, huge challenge.
Uber survives only if people trust us. You have to trust us with your data. You have to trust us with your safety or the safety of your loved ones. And we have to earn that trust every day in the way that we operate.
Courts are grappling with what it means to be ‘part of’ al Qaida or the Taliban – every case poses a unique challenge, involving individuals with a different degree and type of connection to these terrorist organizations.
Silicon Valley has always been in my blood.
One of the facts about sexual assault is that it is a very underreported offense, and there are a whole lot of reasons why individuals don’t report to law enforcement. Uber shouldn’t make that choice for survivors. Survivors should make that choice for themselves.
Sexual harassment and gender discrimination is real, it’s far more pervasive than I think people have been willing to acknowledge.
Is safety a business imperative? Yes. But is it also the right thing to do? Yes. And it’s important for companies to increasingly find that by doing the right thing, they’re fulfilling their business imperative.
The only thing I’ll say is when or whether Uber goes public, the most important thing is that the company continues to execute and execute at scale.
I was fortunate enough to have this career that spanned the public and private sectors so I thought I was well-prepared to be able to take on some of the challenges that Uber presented.
