Welcome to the story of Uber, covering the journey of Uber from idea to empire. Uber in many ways is an incredible business success story, of how Travis Kalanick defied the odds and grew Uber so rapidly despite countless challenges. However, this episode also looks at many of the controversies Uber faced along the way, such as Uber's culture issues, Uber's fight in China, and their battles to outwit local authorities by using their secret Greyball software.

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