> If it was Travis's idea to leave a 10-person committee in charge, that is the sort of insecure, bad decision that would set off investor alarm bells.
To be honest, from what I've read, the two men don't seem to be similar at all except in the fact that they both founded spectacularly successful/revolutionary startups. Jobs might have been incredibly rude but he did not promote a culture of sexual harassment...that is just a different kind of aggressive culture. He was more about pushing people to unreasonable limits, not giving due acknowledgements etc.... all of which are reprehensible, but nowhere near as terrible as sexual harassment.
Like you mention, it seems EXACTLY the result of an insecure man trying to make himself irreplaceable rather than an adult understanding the reality of the situation and the actions required to save his baby (Uber).
To be honest, from what I've read, the two men don't seem to be similar at all except in the fact that they both founded spectacularly successful/revolutionary startups. Jobs might have been incredibly rude but he did not promote a culture of sexual harassment...that is just a different kind of aggressive culture. He was more about pushing people to unreasonable limits, not giving due acknowledgements etc.... all of which are reprehensible, but nowhere near as terrible as sexual harassment.
Like you mention, it seems EXACTLY the result of an insecure man trying to make himself irreplaceable rather than an adult understanding the reality of the situation and the actions required to save his baby (Uber).