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Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
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《超蓬勃》以诗选剧类型开发，每季探索一个撼动商业世界核心并改变文化的故事。第一季《优步之战》改编自Mike Isaac的纪实文学《热血野心/恣意橫行(台) Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber》，由《亿万》的两位主创Brian Koppelman及 David Levien负责。《优步之战》讲述硅谷最成功也最具破坏性的公司Uber，主角是Travis Kalanick，在一场董事会政变中被赶下台的硬核CEO。故事将重现Uber过山车式的兴衰、引起诸多后果的内外交战，体现硅谷的起起伏伏。
优步的首席执行官特拉维斯-卡兰尼克（Travis Kalanick）将目光投向了他刚起步的公司的一个重要合作伙伴。风险投资巨头比尔-格利（Bill Gurley）。但是，格利的钱可能还不够，因为优步的员工在旧金山的街道上招兵买马，而他所爱的人的支持也不能阻止这位压力巨大的领导人的崩溃。
Uber engineers develop new technology to help skirt their legal problems while working towards slaying the biggest giant yet: New York and the taxi commissions. Travis rewards the Uber team for their hard work with a blowout in Las Vegas, courting the unwanted attention of the press. Friction develops between Travis and Angie.
Gurley sends a reluctant Travis and Emil on a roadshow to raise money, but Travis has other ideas for this raise round. With Lyft gaining momentum in the ride-sharing space, Travis wages war and won’t back down. Gurley gives an enlightening interview.
The boardroom becomes a battle zone for how best to run the fast-growing company. Meanwhile, the Uber team attends one of the biggest events in the Valley — Code Conference — where they interact with tech legends like Sergey Brin and Arianna Huffington. While there, Travis gains an ally. He is ecstatic when it seems he’s been given his due, but his mood quickly changes when an announcement derails his plans. Austin deals with a personal matter and comes to Travis for support.
Travis finds himself on trial at Apple HQ, fighting for Uber’s very existence. In defense, he explains the Uber team’s strategy to conquer fraudsters in China and deal with their bad press problem. Arianna and Bill disagree on how best to steer Travis in the right direction. Emil has an illuminating conversation.
A new development throws a wrench in Travis’s confidence, leaving him and the rest of the team scrambling for solutions. When his other allies turn their backs, Travis leans on Emil to restore his faith. The Uber team hires someone big to rein in their toxic culture problem.
Gurley and his backers present Travis with an ultimatum that will change the course of the company forever. Travis searches the city for supporters to rally in his defense. The two men go head-to-head in a final, last-ditch battle for Uber. Season finale.
