Kalanick rarely told someone directly to get lost. It was a slow, subtle frost. The person’s name would start to drop off the email list for important strategy and planning meetings. Maybe they wouldn’t get invited on as many walk and talks. Suddenly, the person wouldn’t be on the “A-Team” anymore—Kalanick’s cadre of top lieutenants. When “TK” fell out of love with someone, everyone knew it.
