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01x02 - X to the X

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Super Pumped". Aired: February 27 – April 10, 2022.*
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The show dramatizes the foundation of the ride-hailing company Uber from the perspective of the company's CEO Travis Kalanick, who is ultimately ousted in a boardroom coup.

01x02 - X to the X

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Previously on Super Pumped.

Show him that you're vulnerable

and need his money

and his protection.

- This could be the one, Bill.

- How do we know this Kalanick

guy is the chosen one?

Something is going

to pop in this space.

I think you're my new VC.

That's what I think too.

This can go so hard for you.

Buried in fines, lawsuits, jail.

It's the f*cking drivers.

They're defecting.

Gurley. Go to him.

Ask him for another check

to ride us out

through this fight.

You're wondering whether

this is the moment

I sh**t you or sell

your company for parts.

- You're gonna come in for more?

- Grow or die.

A full access card.

You come and go at

UberCab as you please.

I am legit super pumped

to be here tonight

and to be part of this company.

Are you sure that you're taking

care of you and not just him?

This is not our death warrant.

And it's a sign

that we are scaring

the taxi and livery industry

and the transportation agency

and the status quo shitless.

Let's f*cking go!

Let us ride! Let us ride!

The city has been taken!

Advertise your product or brand here

Portland, we have a problem.

Good driving.

Thank you.

But you know what, my friend?

Right now, you know

what you're doing?

You're living a

Judas Priest song.

You know Judas Priest?

Breaking the law

Breaking the law.

You know that song?

I'm driving under

the speed limit.

Nah, it's not about

the speed limit.

It's the driving part.

Uber is in violation

Uber is in blatant violation of

the many several laws, rules,

regs regarding the

transportation of passengers

in the city of Portland.

That's right, Hasenpfeffer

I'm with PBOT.

Don't turn to look at the badge,

'cause that's unsafe.

So pull over right over here.

I'm just trying

to feed my family.

Public safety.

Lack of proper insurance.

Failure to obtain

required permits.

And we're gonna

impound your car.

I can't pay these. I

don't have the money.

Well, that's a you problem.

You as in you.

And U as in Uber.

Take it up with them.

That was easy!

All inside It's so frustrating.

As I drift From town to town.

Feel as though Nobody cares.

If I live or die.

So I might as well Begin to put.

Some action in my life.

Breaking the law

Breaking the law.

Breaking the law

Breaking the law.

Breaking the law

Breaking the law.

Breaking the law.

Breaking the law

Breaking the law.

Breaking the law

Breaking the law.

Breaking the law.

Breaking the law

Breaking the law.

Breaking the law

Breaking the law.

Breaking the law

Breaking the law.

Erich England and

PBOT are throwing

everything they have at us.

We're getting rolled.

The drivers are panicking.

I mean, we're losing them.

We're losing Portland.

We need a plan. We

need a plan now, chief.

Pay the fines, all

right? No matter how big.

You make the drivers whole.

- You rally them.

- Yeah, I am,

- and they're not listening.

- You make them listen.

Without drivers, we

don't have a company.

Well, they don't give a

sh*t about the company.

They're losing their cars.

It's their whole world.

And there's nothing I can

tell them to undo that

or make 'em feel

better about it.

No, you are the exact

person who can, okay?

You're the most

convincing person I know.

Get 'em to hold the line,

while I make sure

this never happens again.

Go do it.

I'll do the same.

Let me go over there, Bill,

offer up some of that expertise

we're always talking

up to our founders.

No. You don't teach a kid

to sleep through the night

by running into his room every

time there's a thunderclap

to make him stop crying.

Well, the kid isn't sleeping on

a mattress made of your money.

You know, I tell folks, I

bring in my young partners

to keep me honest.

But I'll tell you

fellas, pick your spots.

At least go over yourself,

get a look at the guy,

see if you think that

he's in a balanced place.

Nobody who wills an

entire sector into being

is in a balanced place.

Ever.

That whole sector is

at risk right now,

and Kalanick could

well make it worse.

Bill, you believe

in this kid so much

you don't even want to check in?

"Believe" is an apt

choice of words.

You know, I used to, uh

I used to split founders

into two groups.

Well, that's not strictly true.

First, when I was

younger than you,

I used to think they

were all Jesus Christ

because they

Well, their followers

never questioned them.

They did actual,

provable miracles.

And then I began to see that

half of them were indeed

on the side of the angels, and

half of them were some

version of David Koresh.

Well, how do you

see the split now?

Oh, they're all Koresh.

The trick is to flee the cult

and get out of the compound

the second before they

burn it to the ground.

Those Portland f*ck.

It's systemic extortion.

Yeah, they're attacking

our supply hours.

Using our own app against us.

So how about we use one

of ours against them?

- Greyball?

- Yes. Greyball.

Throw that sh*t at them like

f*cking Kwai Chang Caine.

- What did legal say about it?

- Fines.

Jail time.

You know, it might

be a violation

of the Federal Computer

Fraud and Abuse Act,

which could, theoretically,

cause the government

to impose such strict oversight

that Uber collapses into itself

before we even go public.

Well, Jesus Christ,

they said all that?

Oh, and if Apple finds out,

Eddy Cue disappears us from

the App Store like Hoffa.

Concrete shoes, huh?

Hey, here's a thought:

Maybe whatever it

is, we don't do it.

Portland sounds

like a sh*t show.

- How did you hear?

- We're on it.

Good, because tickets,

impounds, arrests,

those aren't necessarily

words that inspire confidence

in our investors.

- So how can I help?

- You know what, Bill?

You are being so helpful already

just by being on top of it

and showing up here,

and I am so grateful.

But you don't have

to worry about it.

Portland is gonna topple,

and then Seattle,

and then Chicago.

And then big finish in New York.

If this were the church of

Uber and that were a sermon,

you would be getting

hallelujahs and amens.

But I need a little bit more

detail on the plan, please.

Why? So you can sign off?

That is not how

You know what, Bill?

How about we go

over all the details

over boat drinks when we're

kicking back at X to the X.

You're talking to a guy who

loves a cold Painkiller.

So why don't you tell me

more about this X to the X.

- Party.

- Well, let's not undersell

the guy that loves a

good cold Painkiller.

This is not just a party.

It's gonna be like the party

that Prince thought

he was having in 1999.

And we're throwing

it for our troops

when we hit 10 billion revenue.

Oh, X to the X. Ten

to the tenth power.

Like the last company

party you threw in Miami?

No. This is gonna be

totally different from that.

This one is gonna be in Vegas.

And much f*cking bigger.

The bad press from Miami

is gonna seem adorable

compared to what'll

happen now if you do that.

It's one thing to

be the underdog,

but the favorite can't be

acting like a scrappy upstart.

You need to comport yourself

in a manner becoming now.

Like eminent founder-style.

There won't be any

more allowances

made by the press, fellas.

I know. I know, but look,

look, look, look, look.

Look at them.

Look at all of these

super soldiers.

When warriors complete

a big mission like this,

they need real R and R.

And we are gonna

give it to them.

We find a way to keep it quiet.

Yeah, we'll figure it out.

Of course, if we get

blown up in Portland,

and the next city

and then the next,

none of the rest happens.

So you might want

to focus on that.

And good luck.

Thanks, Bill.

Level with me, would you?

What's going on here?

We love you, Bill. We really do.

Good. You should.

I'm the one who put you in here.

I'm the one who can

take you out too.

No one's taking anyone out.

This isn't a fight.

This is love. Now

TK, he loves you too.

He says it all the time.

And if you want to be one of us,

you know, roll up your sleeves,

get elbow-deep in pig guts

and help us make the sausage

great.

But we all know your

value to this place

is not inside a

pig's intestines.

So let us do it.

And then

you just come back

for the barbecue.

He's right about the

level of risk here.

Yeah, it is risky.

It's sort of like Zuck hitting

send on FaceMash in 2003, right?

He asked for a

sh*t-ton of trouble.

Got a f*ck-ton.

Do you think it was worth it?

Hey, we're launching Greyball.

Rock and roll.

All right. Jake is on the way.

You do not want to be

Greyballed, m*therf*cker.

And let me tell you why.

Because while you

think you can believe

what you're seeing

with your eyes,

these technological warlocks

are actually pulling a grey

shade over your eyeballs.

Thus: Greyball.

That's the geofence.

A digital perimeter.

Good.

Hendricks, can you

break down the targets?

We crunch everything.

Metadata, data-data, social,

real estate, credit cards.

Threat matrix built to

identify transpo hacks, police,

legislators and staffers,

all tagged with a line

of code in the app.

And the code's hidden, yes?

Only people with access are

inside this room, understood?

Yup. I understand.

Another one bites the dust Yeah.

There comes Jake.

- Nothing.

- Total mindfuck

served up special just for you.

Ghost cars available 24/7,

which means real cars: Never.

No.

I didn't cancel the ride.

What?

Uber must be down.

It will f*ck you up.

It's like waiting for your man,

wherein your "man"

means your smack dealer,

and you are jonesing

like Lou Reed in '67.

Only the dealer's

already dead and buried

and all shot up with b*ll*ts.

He ain't never coming,

no matter how much you're

sweating and shaking.

Gonna get you too.

Another one bites the dust.

This guy is completely

clueless, isn't he?

If we've done it right.

And it ain't just him.

It's like a video game,

and we have the cheat code.

Nicely f*cking done.

f*ck it. I'm going home.

Taxi!

Boom! You just got

Greyballed, m*therf*cker!

All right, I want

you guys to come up

with more sh*t like this.

Assume it's approved. We

have the technical advantage.

We're not gonna let any

limp-d*ck municipality

get in our way.

Get in the way of what?

Change. Freedom.

We are liberating people.

And making a mint doing it.

Is this legal?

We got to toughen this kid up.

It's not really ill*gal

if the laws are bullshit

in the first place, right?

Like, Bill Gurley calls

it "regulatory capture."

But what he means is that

the taxi and limo commission,

they're in bed with

the taxi owners.

They're more incestuous than

the clans in Deliverance,

and twice as likely

to f*ck you over too.

Great job, everybody.

All right, everybody!

Listen up!

You want to know what happened

when Armstrong planted his flag

on the moon?

He flew right back

down to Earth.

But not us. We

landed in Portland.

We are staying in Portland.

A couple more cities,

and then it's the Big Apple.

And once we break

through there

I've always said it

Once we take NYC,

no more stopping us.

That is the gateway to

the rest of the country

and rest of the f*cking world!

And so

so.

After New York, I'm

saying right now,

after New York, we are gonna

have the biggest blowout

the Valley has ever seen.

Come on.

I'm not a plausible

deniability kind of guy.

You know me, honey.

But that's what they offered me,

and in the moment, I took it.

It is not sitting right.

Honey, you can't

micromanage the operations

of every company you invest in.

And we talked about this before.

That's that's the

road to Crazytown.

That's much the same

thing I said to my guys.

But this isn't micro.

This is not just some company.

This is the one that

changes the zip code.

The problem is

It's not the relationship you

have with your founders, I know.

Phil Jackson and Tex, they

built a system around MJ and

And they trusted he'd

function within that system.

As he became a superstar,

he needed Phil's voice less, but

it was always still there.

He's trying to grow up too fast,

before he knows the system.

You're not trying to ground him.

You're trying to help him fly.

Doesn't he see that?

I gotta make him see it.

Hey, Bill.

What'd you need?

Transparency.

I need to know what's

going on from here on out.

I can ride silent, but I

cannot be on the outside.

Okay, and why here?

We going somewhere?

Yeah.

Wherever the hell you want.

You see all these jets?

Most of them are owned by CEOs

and founders just like you.

That one, the Bombardier

Global Express,

it's owned by Rich Barton.

Guys like Rich, who

created Expedia, Zillow,

they call their own shots.

But they worked with their VCs,

because VCs have a purpose

other than just writing a check.

I have a purpose:

Advising, vision shaping.

I'm here to give you

wings, not clip 'em.

In exchange, I think I'm

owed the transparency.

Well, no, Bill,

you're not owed anything

except a return,

which I will give you.

People get that confused.

And yeah, you're right,

there are a lot of folks

throughout the Valley

who've done well taking

care of the people they owe.

And they have nice houses.

And, yeah, a plane.

But then there are the

people who told everyone else

to f*ck off when the time came.

Now, you really

want to impress me?

Show me Larry Ellison's

plane. Or Zuck's.

Or Larry and Sergey's.

You can't. They have too many.

They have their whole

f*cking hangars.

You think Bezos is thinking

about his VCs at 30,000 feet?

Or Elon? Elon has

f*cking rockets.

Those are not people that

just k*lled it with kindness.

Those are kings.

Gods.

You told him about Greyball?

I told him in the

future I would tell all,

because I'm not a

hard-hearted man.

How'd he take it?

I don't think I give a sh*t,

but it seems like you do.

I saw that little chat you had

with him outside our office.

He put me in this job,

so I felt an allegiance.

What about now?

I say we keep Bill

close. For now.

But you keep doing

what you're doing.

We're k*lling it.

The Google guys are

still close with Sequoia

and Kleiner Perkins

and their angels.

That's lovely for them.

It is.

I'm gonna go to

the ladies' room.

Who the hell is that?

I have no idea.

But I'm gonna find out.

Dude

This is Travis Kalanick,

founder of Uber.

TK, this is

- Gabi Holzwarth.

- Your music

just blew my mind.

Thank you.

Are you a fan of Manuel Ponce?

Guilty. Yeah. Huge fan.

I haven't broke out

his stuff in a while.

Been focusing on the

classics lately, but Ponce

yeah, really changed me.

It's a shame more people

don't know about him.

It's a tragedy.

Your secret's safe with me.

So where can I see

you play again?

The San Francisco Symphony?

Soon. Right now, I play

first chair every Saturday

at the Palo Alto

farmers' market.

In the parking lot.

I see.

It's a bit different than this,

but there is something spiritual

about playing for people

that didn't pay for tickets.

Right, because you're

just playing for yourself.

- Exactly.

- Yeah.

There's no expectation.

No judgment.

No pressure to be perfect.

It's just about connecting.

They're just going

about their day,

and you get a chance to

change them, you know?

Yeah, well, I am all about

changing people's lives.

Angie? Hey.

May I introduce you to Gabi?

Nice to meet you.

You're very talented.

Your version of

"Estrellita" was gorgeous.

Thank you. Well, I'd

better get back to it.

It was so nice meeting you.

And you.

What'd you say to her?

I told her she needed to

meet the next Jeff Bezos.

Hey.

You coming to bed?

I actually I have to

review some more of this data.

I'll be in in a minute.

I close my eyes.

Only for a moment.

And the moment's gone.

All my dreams.

Pass before my eyes.

A curios

You are going to

be misunderstood.

And that's okay.

People not comprehending

your vision

is a sign that nobody has

gone where you're going.

It's also a sign

of insanity, but

Good leaders are right a lot.

These 14 principles of Amazon

are a crucial part

of my success.

These core values are

the most important thing

I came up with for the company.

Customer obsession, ownership,

invent and simplify,

leaders are right, a lot.

Learn and be curious,

hire and develop the best,

insist on the highest standards,

think big,

bias for action, frugality,

earn trust, dive

deep, have a backbone.

Oh, and last one,

the hardest one.

Success and scale bring

broad responsibility.

Hey.

Thoughts?

It's a look.

And that would be the boys.

Okay, we've got bigge

issues than Travis' hair.

We knew we'd get through

and have to go after

the actual giant.

I don't see a way forward

without taking New York,

and I know you don't either, TK.

- It's time.

- No. Definitely not.

It's New York f*cking City,

and the Taxi and Limo

Commission is as wired there

as Sinatra was in the '50s.

They roll heavy there.

The mayor loves their votes,

- loves their money.

- It's not San Francisco.

Bunch of water bottles

isn't going to work there.

Can Austin handle it?

I mean, maybe we need

to send in some pro

who can bushwhack the red tape.

Don't serve. No! We have

plenty of people in that town,

and she can lead them.

Every time we drop Austin

into a city, she delivers.

She's cracking f*cking skulls.

It's frontier entrepreneurship.

She wrote the playbook.

Bill, what do you think?

Myself, I'd load

up on personnel.

But if you have this

much faith in her

I do. We wouldn't be winning

this w*r without her.

Well, then she's our

boots on the ground.

Good. Moving on.

How are we going to

compete with the subway,

buses and yellow cab?

Well

let's start with why.

Assuming we can poach

the whole cab industry,

that's 700,000 trips a

day, average $20 a ride,

that's $14 million daily.

But that is not the

main reason why.

The New York City taxicab

driver is an indentured servant.

He's forced to work

his whole shift

for the benefit of some

guy who owns his car,

or he has to mortgage

his entire future

to buy some medallion from

a loan shark taxi bank

that's worse than

a payday lender.

We just have to wake them

up to the facts, all right?

If we can message this

right, the drivers

And, by the way,

the passengers

All of New York City is gonna be

shouting "Viva la revolution!"

Come on, okay,

Well, first of all,

De Blasio is gonna

come after us.

We're outmanned and overmatched.

Do we need to play some f*cking

Enya music for you here?

You need to, like, sail away?

Come on.

- Oh, f*ck off.

- Got to watch.

- You know, it's a valid point.

- People are gonna be with us.

Ask any hard-core

New Yorker about it,

they'll tell you taxis suck.

They smell. A lot of

drivers hide their identity,

pretend their credit

card machines don't work,

and they have no respect

for the customer,

especially non-white ones who

can't even get a damn cab.

It's happened to me.

We are the answer to all this.

We're on the right side

of history with this.

If we just show them

the way, they'll see it.

Travis is right.

You're right.

Still, New York's f*cking hard.

It's Cosa Nostra.

So we just have to fight with

that same Mafia mentality.

The Mafia started in Italy

because it stepped in where

the state was failing.

We will flood the

streets of New York,

send Ubers where taxis won't go.

We raise prices at peak

hours when demand is surging

to encourage more drivers

to take to the streets.

I make the drivers understand

that it's about

supply and demand.

Dynamic pricing is the

biggest value proposition

in modern American business.

You know you're on your way up

when they slap a

target on your back.

This is my city.

Play by my rules,

or I'll bury you.

I will cap the number of

Uber drivers on the road

and force you into submission.

You got to get their respect.

Never back down from a fight.

And sometimes you

gotta play dirty.

Show everyone the

long wait times

if De Blasio's cap

goes into effect.

And then we weaponize

every rider's hand.

Yes, we ask no, we offer

Our riders the chance to raise

their voices with us, for us.

And they will,

because they need

what we are selling.

And once they unite behind us

we'll take the city.

You're so warm.

Oh, the ritual.

When I lay down

Here's to Uber being

officially in New York City!

Long may we rule!

Hey, thanks for tonight.

Oh, yeah. Any time.

Yeah, next time you're

drinking with us.

Not on a school night.

Uh, hey, um, I wanted

to say thank you.

Since I started

driving for Uber,

I finally, like,

squirreled away some money

in my kid's college fund.

Aw. Man, you're welcome.

You have a good night.

Get the f*ck out of my city!

Hey, what the?

f*cking Jesus! f*ck you!

God!

- Hi.

- Hey, you did it!

We did.

- How rough?

- Oh, um

- You know.

- Yeah.

Well, remember, you're nobody

if you don't make any enemies.

Thank you.

It's nothing.

No, uh

thank you.

The minibar, I

I know what you did,

and that you were

thinking about me.

I just didn't know if

you'd have time to make it

to any meetings and, yeah,

I need my lieutenant

in tip-top form.

No, I'm good.

And, you know, it

wasn't just me.

The whole team

was they were

It wasn't the team.

It was you.

Hey, Travis.

- Travis, what's up?

- Hey, TK, lookin' forward to the big surprise.

TK?

Hey, Travis?

Glad we're under the radar.

Yeah, there's no branding.

No company logos.

I see that.

Where's, uh, Angie?

She's sitting this one out.

f*cking New York.

Ten billion.

Let's go grab that

drink. You've earned it.

Excuse me.

Well, look who's here.

Kind of like finding a

rattlesnake in your boot.

Just don't make

any sudden moves.

I'm sure we'll be fine.

Look at them.

You have an angle?

So far, I can't

get anyone to talk,

but I'll keep at it.

There's dirt out there,

and I've brought a shovel.

- I don't even have to

- No, no, you don't.

It's all on lock. Security

measures are in place.

A strict code of conduct

for Uber employees.

Complete social media blackout,

wristbands to access events.

Even if they think

we're partying,

there'll be no proof,

there's no trace.

Bartender.

Yes sir?

Set us up with a Don Julio 70

and, uh, those folks

down at the end,

give them a round on me, please.

Classic.

It might buy us some

goodwill, but not silence.

I'm telling you, you

don't have to worry, man.

We told everyone

exactly what to do.

And what not to.

Because you are family

and we love you,

we have come up with a set of

rules to limit any career

Limiting

Limiting

Career-limiting moves.

No CLMs, got it.

Drugs.

Just pot and E?

No drugs.

- In public.

- That's for sure.

- Okay. Yeah. Okay.

- No sex with other employees.

- Unless two people

- Or more

Yeah, okay. Agree to it.

Use protection.

No lives should begin

or end at X to the X.

We're gonna send

this out by email?

Yeah, we'd better, so it lands.

But you make a good point.

Keep confidential

things confidential.

- Like this email.

- Yeah, yeah, like, uh

no rev stats, internal figures.

Yeah, no, nothing with

the company name or logo.

No shop talk. And

whatever you do,

do not talk to the

f*cking press, okay?

That's it. Done. Nailed.

Send it company-wide.

Company-wide?

No, TK, this will leak.

If I put my faith in anything,

it's got to be in my guys.

All right? Just like they

put their faith in me.

Now, if I want them to

stay quiet about something,

they're going to make Silent

Bob look chatty as Tracy Flick.

Send it. Let's go

pack for Vegas.

Yeah, I don't think I'll

be making this trip.

By email?

You don't

You know what?

Here's to you taking measures,

whether they fall short or not.

And to our fail safe.

f*ck it, I'm not gonna let a

free gin and tonic stop me.

I'm going in.

Hey, Travis?

Care to comment on what

this event is all about?

Oh, f*ck. It's Whetbaker.

g*dd*mn. Rachel, Jill

Why do you have such a

hard-on for my client?

This is an internal

company event.

Do they show up and bother you

about your reporting

at your paper's

Friday all-you-can-eat

wings night at Chili's?

Whetstone and Hazelbaker.

You hired a comms team.

We did.

All questions go

through me or Whetstone.

You got nannies

for your Uberettos.

That's a g*dd*mn

grown-up move, Travis.

Nothing that happens here is

gonna get back to the press.

Unless we want it to.

Tonight, Travis isn't speaking.

Instead it's time for a

lesson from Prof. Kalanick.

Now, there are f*ck out there

that are gonna say we got lucky.

Is that what you think?

No!

All right, because you

work your asses off, right?

Yes!

But also check this. You

did get lucky. We all did.

Because we found each other.

And we get to work at the

greatest company on earth.

Yes!

A world-changer. A world-mover.

A company that believes

in these core values.

Pretty good, right?

Check these out.

Number one: Always be hustling.

Always be hustling.

At Uber, we put in the

blood and the sweat

required to get the

job done at all times.

We work harder, we work

longer, and we work smarter.

Not just two out of the three.

We never stop hustling, right?

Number two:

Revolutions are won

by true believers.

So be an owner, not a renter.

The fully committed,

zealous Uberetto

owns the work that they

do each and every day.

Austin.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Austin Geidt.

Now, she

She is the walking embodiment

of this core value.

Austin paves a path to

victory in every city.

Let her hear you!

Now, all these

values are important.

But for me, there's one that

rides high above the rest.

Number 12:

Being super pumped.

Being super pumped

gives us superpowers.

Taking the biggest problems,

turning them into

amazing opportunities

to do great things.

So are we lucky?

f*ck yes, we are!

Because we get to be

super pumped 24/7,

three-sixty-m*therf*cking-five!

Yes!

You know, one day

One day, we're not just

gonna be transporting

customers in cars.

We're gonna exist in a place

where bits and

atoms come together.

I am Uber.

You are Uber.

But we're not just a technology.

We're a technology

that moves cities

and their citizens.

So I want you to take

these core values,

but don't just

take 'em to heart.

I want you to

f*cking inhale them

so they become your oxygen

as we continue to conquer

not just transportation,

but the world!

Yeah!

All right, now, I

want to introduce you

to our newest investors

and shareholders.

Ladies and gentlemen

Jay-Z and Beyoncé!

- Hey.

- Hey.

I've been thinking about you.

- Yeah, me too.

- I can hardly hear you.

Is that Beyoncé?

Yes, it is.

Oh, my okay, um, call

me when you're back.

All right.

- I'd say that went well.

- From the feedback I've gotten,

everybody seemed to

have had a good time.

Okay, let's do it.

Line item: Cleaning fee.

Line item: Fine for

public drinking.

Tech bros gone wild.

Don't knock it. It's

gonna buy you a house.

Don't stop Thinking

about tomorrow.

Gentlemen, just some harmless

fun we'll get rid of right away.

It'll be better than before.

Line item: Elevator

cleaning and repair.

How's your night going?

Line item: Fine

for public nudity.

Guys! Come on! Whoo!

And the medical expenses?

If your life was bad to you.

Just think what

tomorrow Will do.

Line item: Open bar.

Line item: Room damage.

Line item: Payoff.

It'll be better than before.

Yesterday's gone

Yesterday's gone.

Line item: Private detective.

Line item

"Grand theft auto and

vehicular damage"?

Yeah!

Slow it down!

Sign the NDA. Just

sign right there.

Alright, thank you sir.

Twenty-five g*dd*mn

That is a comma and a

lot of f*cking zeroes.

Yeah, yeah, man, the

total is $25 million,

but that does include

all room charges,

and the, uh,

continental breakfast.

Oh, well, those were really

good blueberry muffins, so

Hey, Bill.

Get some sleep?

Travis, you know I

didn't. Not a wink.

And it wasn't

because of the music.

- It was all the goddamned music.

- Yeah.

Well, they're an

exuberant bunch.

Yeah.

Got to let them off

the leash sometimes.

You'll be amazed at

the productivity we see

when we they get back to work.

Did they

From up there?

I didn't think

that was possible.

Yeah, but yeah, yeah.

The launch angle

times the velocity

They're engineers.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Hey.

Hey.

I brought you a clean shirt.

I've got to get back and

get the kids to school.

Thank you.

- Would you?

- Yeah. Move.

How was it?

Kind of like Waco.

Thing is, he pulled it off.

But it was a

you know, more like

a streak sh**ter

when he nails a 40-footer

to win the game.

You're happy for the

W but, you know

You might be in

for a long season.

Might could be that Waco

turns into Jonestown, yes.

How are you gonna stop that?

Figure out a way to make sure

that the Flavor Aid

and water never meet.

You changed your hair.

I like it. Yeah.

It's, um it's more hip.

Thanks.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Yeah?

I got a call from Angie.

Why didn't you tell me? I mean

what happened?

It just ran its course.

I met somebody new.

I think you'd really

like her, actually.

Well

What?

Travis, you can't

just dispose of people

in your life like that,

especially somebody

who stood by you.

Mom, it wasn't like that, okay?

I took care of her.

We're still gonna be

in each other's lives.

We're still gonna

talk every day.

I did it right.

We were crying in

each other's arms.

We just both knew

that it was time to

set out on our own

separate journeys.

I just can't f*cking do

it anymore, all right?

I want different.

Different level of commitment?

Different dynamics?

Different bodies?

Yeah. All of that. Different.

Just you know, I

wish I didn't, but

Look, I'm sorry.

Like I said, I wish it didn't.

You can take your

time moving out.

I'll stay with Crystal

for a few days.

Oh, I'm moving out?

- Well, yeah. It's my

- No, no, no.

I can't lose the Jam Pad.

It's for work.

It really means

that much to you?

Yes. It's where I do

all my best thinking.

Okay, look, how about this?

I'm gonna set you up in

a new apartment, right?

Anywhere you like. You pick.

And I'll buy you

out of this place.

Okay.

I guess I was just

your seed round.

All right. Get home safe.

I will.

You be good.

Of course.

Don't sweet-talk your

mother and say "Of course."

You do it.

All right.

Love you.

Excuse me. Hi.

Could you just tell me,

what made you choose

Lyft instead of Uber?

Uh, well, it's so much cheaper,

and the drivers

are super-friendly.

All right. Got it. Buddy, I was

thinking of becoming a driver.

What do I need to know?

Here, man. We make more money.

And we get tips.

That's something I never

got driving for Uber.

Yeah, I'm looking

at rider bonuses,

driver appreciation parties.

I mean, these m*therf*ckers,

they're stealing all my sh*t.

Oh, we are going to f*cking w*r.

Breaking the law

Breaking the law.

Breaking the law

Breaking the law.

Breaking the law

Breaking the law.

Breaking the law

Breaking the law.

So much for The golden future.

I can't even start

I've had every Promise broken.