One pivotal figure in the early days of Uber was former StumbleUpon founder Garett Camp, played in “Super Pumped” by Jon Bass, according to Deadline. (Jon Bass is pictured above). Uber’s true story did begin when the actual Kalanick met Camp in 2008 at a French tech conference called LeWeb, as Investopedia reports. At that point, Camp pitched his idea to Kalanick, who was quickly along for the ride. In the show “Super Pumped,” Kalanick takes all the credit for the idea, cutting out Camp’s contribution. Is this true?
According to Business Insider, Kalanick was a bit hesitant to get involved with the company at first, and the initial idea for the startup truly did come from Camp. So as it’s presented in “Super Pumped,” that much at least is pretty accurate. Unlike the series, though, there’s really no evidence that Kalanick double-crossed Camp completely to credit Billy Gurley instead.
