Marissa Mayer defends Travis Kalanick: 'I just don't think he knew' about the toxic Uber culture

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Travis Kalanick has at least one other recently unemployed chief executive in his corner.

Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer defended the disgraced Uber leader's honor — or at least his  obliviousness — in a speech in Palo Alto on Tuesday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

“I just don’t think he knew,” Mayer reportedly said of why Kalanick let such a toxic culture of systemic sexism fester at the ride-hailing company. “When your company scales that quickly, it’s hard.”

“Scale is incredibly tricky,” she added. “I count Travis as one of my friends. I think he’s a phenomenal leader; Uber is ridiculously interesting.” Read more...

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Marissa Mayer defends Travis Kalanick: 'I just don't think he knew' about the toxic Uber culture Marissa Mayer defends Travis Kalanick: 'I just don't think he knew' about the toxic Uber culture Reviewed by mimisabreena on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 Rating: 5

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