/biz/ here me out here. https://twitter.com/fmanjoo/status/

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/biz/ here me out here.

https://twitter.com/fmanjoo/status/902948313569280000

If you don't know, Farhad Manjoo is a NY times writer, and close associate of Mike Issac, who notably, was responsible for many of the Uber leaks after the Susan Flower incident.

What was interesting about Mike Issac was his uncanny ability to get information about what was going on in meetings as if he was there. Conversations that happened in private board meetings (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/technology/uber-sexual-harassment-huffington-bonderman.html), or even future plans before employees even knew about them. How as Mike Issac, some random NY times journalist able to get such juicy information.

Well as you know, Uber has just chosen a new CEO and their board is currently in a war, especially with Benchmark Capital. Uber is by FAR AND WIDE Benchmark's most successful investment and would stand to make a lot of partners very rich. The only person in the way? Travis. Travis was already living like a king off Uber payroll, didn't need to exit and was committed in keeping Uber private until he really needed too. That stood in the way of making VC partners very rich. The same VC partners who had access to all that private info.

So back to the tweet. And this article, but Mike Isaac.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/23/technology/uber-mired-in-corporate-scandals-sees-uptick-in-bookings.html

The tide is turning for Uber at NyTimes after the new CEO is in. Why the change of heart? Well I can think of one:

Mike Isaac was paid by a current Uber board member to slander the company in order to force Travis' resignation. It may have been Benchmark. I don't think this is too outlandish - but we can see how money has influenced even a respected paper such as the New York Times.