????特拉維斯?卡拉尼克，Uber

????如果你打算進(jìn)入一個抗拒變化的行業(yè)，比如出租車服務(wù)業(yè)，你必須愿意承擔(dān)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。果敢而有些急性子的卡拉尼克現(xiàn)在38歲，僅用了五年時間，他就將打車服務(wù)商Uber變成了一家炙手可熱的科技公司。一路走來，他就像一位不知疲倦的斗士，與美國及海外的地方與聯(lián)邦監(jiān)管部門，以及勞工組織不斷抗?fàn)帯?/p>

????去年十二月份，Uber委托高盛向該公司的高端客戶融資10億美元，并按公司最終IPO的目標(biāo)估值（520億美元）折讓30%。如今，隨著上市傳聞愈演愈烈，卡拉尼克和他的公司正面臨其他新興初創(chuàng)公司的挑戰(zhàn)，比如以更低成本提供同樣服務(wù)的Lyft。

????此外，在有些國家，Uber并不像它在美國大多數(shù)城市那樣受歡迎。2015年伊始，由于西班牙法院判決Uber造成了對當(dāng)?shù)爻鲎廛囁緳C(jī)的不公平競爭，這家打車服務(wù)商終止了在該國的運(yùn)營業(yè)務(wù)。泰國也要求Uber停止在其境內(nèi)提供服務(wù)，原因是該公司使用了無牌照的司機(jī)。除此之外，還有各種關(guān)于Uber司機(jī)行為不當(dāng)或傷害乘客的指控。

????卡拉尼克匆忙回應(yīng)的方式，常常令他陷入麻煩。例如有報(bào)道稱，一位Uber副總裁提議挖掘一位批評該公司的記者的丑聞，卡拉尼克就這番言論正式道歉，但他并沒有像許多批評人士要求的那樣，將這位高管解雇。

????卡拉尼克似乎并不打算盡快放松下來。最近又傳出他與女演員格溫妮絲?帕特洛的緋聞。鑒于卡拉尼克還要面對如此多難題，成立家庭肯定不是他的第一要務(wù)。

????Travis Kalanick, Uber

????When you’re attempting to overtake an industry as resistant to change as taxi service, it’s probably a good idea if you have an affinity for risk. Kalanick, 38, has been resolute and brash, turning Uber into a tech darling in just five years. Along the way, he has battled with local and federal regulators in the U.S. and abroad, as well as labor groups.

????Now, as rumors of a potential IPO grow louder—in December, Uber tapped Goldman Sachs to raise $1 billion from the bank’s wealthy clients at a 30% discount to an eventual IPO target valuation of $52 billion—Kalanick and his company face challenges from other, up-in-coming startups, like Lyft, that provide the same service at a lower cost.

????Some countries haven’t been as amenable to Uber as most cities in the U.S. have. At the beginning of 2015, Kalanick pulled the plug on Uber service in Spain after the nation's court ruled that it created unfair competition to local taxi drivers. Thailand has also called for Uber to halt its services because of its use of unlicensed drivers. All of this comes on top of reports of accusations that Uber drivers have acted inappropriately toward or harmed customers.

????Often, Kalanick’s rush to respond has gotten him in trouble, like when he reacted to reports that a vice president at Uber suggested that he would dig up dirt on a journalist that was publishing critical pieces about the company. Kalanick apologized for the VP’s response, but he didn’t fire the executive, as many critics called for.

????It doesn’t look like Kalanick is planning to slow down anytime soon, though. He was most recently rumored to have had a fling with actress Gwyneth Paltrow. With this much on his plate, starting a family may not be top of mind.