Uber founder Travis Kalanick shares his “cocktail story” test for investing in startups
This short YouTube clip (uploaded by Lorenzo, Aug 28, 2024) captures Travis Kalanick describing his personal rules for picking startups to invest in: he looks for entrepreneurs he could imagine co-founding with, ideas that are disruptive and have big impact, and whether the idea makes for a compelling "cocktail story" that excites him when he tells it.
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