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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

What Silicon Valley can learn from upheavals at Uber

Uber’s “break everything and pick up the pieces later” ethos is now broken. The company’s CEO is on indefinite leave. And an internal investigation recommends a top-to-bottom culture change. What does this mean for the rest of Silicon Valley?

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By Madeleine Brand • Jun 15, 2017 • 1 min read

Uber’s “break everything and pick up the pieces later” ethos is now broken. The company’s CEO is on indefinite leave. And an internal investigation recommends a top-to-bottom culture change. What does this mean for the rest of Silicon Valley?

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