#26 - Mini (Best Of) Episode: Sam Gellman — Passing Up Facebook & Building Early Uber | Early Pod

🎯 Mini (Best Of) Episode that's under 30 minutes. In time for summer travel... we're curating some of our most popular episodes, now condensed into a fast, no-filler cut.

Sam Gellman helped launch Uber in London, Amsterdam, Singapore, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.

In this Mini Episode, we cover:

--Why he turned down an interview to be Facebook’s first non-founder hire

--The $1 billion year Uber spent competing in China

--How Travis Kalanick’s aggressive playbook scaled Uber globally

Perfect for a commute, workout, or quick travel break — the wildest stories from Sam’s time at Uber, packed into 25 minutes.

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