Uber founder accused of stealing a taxi service prototype
The founder of Uber, Travis Kalanik, was accused of stealing ideas and technologies. Kevin Halpern from California created a prototype service for ordering a taxi through a mobile application many years ago. The entrepreneur is demanding $ 1 billion in damages.
Halpern claims that he developed his prototype back in 2002, in his company Celluride Wireless.
They met with Kalanik in 2006. Then Halpern and showed him his achievements. Kalanik allegedly used them to create his own project. No collaborative agreements have been signed. However, Halpern insists that they were concluded in words. In this regard, noteworthy is the mention of their re-meeting in 2008. It was then that he revealed to Kalanik the details of the project. A year later, the Uber service was launched.
Halpern thinks he was “fired” from Uber. “The deceived partner” says that he can show his own draft of the project, which he made long before the meeting with Kalanik, Cnet reports . Halpern posted a video on the Internet with an appeal to the public and publication of evidence. Uber representatives are convinced that the claims are unfounded. The company will defend itself in court.
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Uber service is the second largest startup in the world today. So say the experts of The Wall Street Journal. It is estimated at $ 41.2 billion. On May 11, Megamind wrote that in the near future the company plans to raise from $ 1.5 to $ 2 billion. And if that happens, Uber could be the most expensive startup in the world.
Halpern claims that he developed his prototype back in 2002, in his company Celluride Wireless.
They met with Kalanik in 2006. Then Halpern and showed him his achievements. Kalanik allegedly used them to create his own project. No collaborative agreements have been signed. However, Halpern insists that they were concluded in words. In this regard, noteworthy is the mention of their re-meeting in 2008. It was then that he revealed to Kalanik the details of the project. A year later, the Uber service was launched.
Halpern thinks he was “fired” from Uber. “The deceived partner” says that he can show his own draft of the project, which he made long before the meeting with Kalanik, Cnet reports . Halpern posted a video on the Internet with an appeal to the public and publication of evidence. Uber representatives are convinced that the claims are unfounded. The company will defend itself in court.
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Uber service is the second largest startup in the world today. So say the experts of The Wall Street Journal. It is estimated at $ 41.2 billion. On May 11, Megamind wrote that in the near future the company plans to raise from $ 1.5 to $ 2 billion. And if that happens, Uber could be the most expensive startup in the world.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/290590/
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