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by John Herrman November 18, 2014

1/ Emil’s comments at the recent dinner party were terrible and do not represent the company.

— travis kalanick (@travisk) November 18, 2014

2/ His remarks showed a lack of leadership, a lack of humanity, and a departure from our values and ideals

— travis kalanick (@travisk) November 18, 2014

3/ His duties here at Uber do not involve communications strategy or plans and are not representative in any way of the company approach

— travis kalanick (@travisk) November 18, 2014

4/ Instead, we should lead by inspiring our riders, our drivers and the public at large.

— travis kalanick (@travisk) November 18, 2014

5/ We should tell the stories of progress and appeal to people’s hearts and minds

— travis kalanick (@travisk) November 18, 2014

6/ We must be open and vulnerable enough to show people the positive principles that are the core of Uber’s culture

— travis kalanick (@travisk) November 18, 2014

7/ We must tell the stories of progress Uber has brought to cities and show the our constituents that we are principled and mean well

— travis kalanick (@travisk) November 18, 2014

8/ The burden is on us to show that, and until Emil’s comments we felt we were making positive steps along those lines

— travis kalanick (@travisk) November 18, 2014

9/ But I will personally commit to our riders, partners and the public that we are up to the challenge

— travis kalanick (@travisk) November 18, 2014

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10/ We are up to the challenge to show that Uber is and will continue to be a positive member of the community

— travis kalanick (@travisk) November 18, 2014

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11/ And furthermore, I will do everything in my power towards the goal of earning that trust.

— travis kalanick (@travisk) November 18, 2014

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12/ I believe that folks who make mistakes can learn from them — myself included.

— travis kalanick (@travisk) November 18, 2014