{"id":392369,"date":"2022-01-10T17:16:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T14:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-true-story-behind-super-pumped-the-battle-for-uber\/"},"modified":"2022-01-10T17:16:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T14:16:25","slug":"the-true-story-behind-super-pumped-the-battle-for-uber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-true-story-behind-super-pumped-the-battle-for-uber\/","title":{"rendered":"#The True Story Behind Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37123d70451\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a37123d70451\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-true-story-behind-super-pumped-the-battle-for-uber\/#Ubercab_The_Early_Years\" >Ubercab: The Early Years<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-true-story-behind-super-pumped-the-battle-for-uber\/#Travis_Kalanick_Becomes_CEO_of_Uber\" >Travis Kalanick Becomes CEO of Uber<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-true-story-behind-super-pumped-the-battle-for-uber\/#A_Series_of_Scandals\" >A Series of Scandals<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-true-story-behind-super-pumped-the-battle-for-uber\/#A_Culture_of_Misogyny\" >A Culture of Misogyny<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-true-story-behind-super-pumped-the-battle-for-uber\/#Susan_Fowler_Comes_Forward\" >Susan Fowler Comes Forward<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-true-story-behind-super-pumped-the-battle-for-uber\/#Travis_Kalanicks_Ouster\" >Travis Kalanick\u2019s Ouster<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-true-story-behind-super-pumped-the-battle-for-uber\/#A_Meddlesome_Board_Member\" >A Meddlesome Board Member<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The True Story Behind Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<pre><code>     &lt;span class=\"mx-1\"&gt;Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as the controversial ex-CEO of Uber in Showtime\u2019s upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>.&lt;\/span&gt;\n&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=\"\"&gt;\n\n\n\n                &lt;figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> \"&gt;\n            &lt;img width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Super-Pumped-Uber-Joseph-Gordon-Levitt.jpeg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Super Pumped Uber Joseph Gordon Levitt\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Super-Pumped-Uber-Joseph-Gordon-Levitt.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Super-Pumped-Uber-Joseph-Gordon-Levitt-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/&gt;                                    &lt;p&gt;\n                    &lt;span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\"&gt;Showtime&lt;\/span&gt;\n\n                        &lt;\/figure&gt;\n\n    &lt;!-- START BYLINE --&gt;\n    &lt;div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\"&gt;\n        By\u00a0Will DiGravio\u00a0\u00b7 Published on January 10th, 2022 \n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;!-- END BYLINE --&gt;\n\n    &lt;em&gt;Real Stories is a column about the true stories behind movies and TV shows. It\u2019s that simple. This installment focuses on the true story of Travis Kalanick, as portrayed in Showtime\u2019s Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.&lt;\/em&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Consumers of a certain age may not remember the world before Uber. The rideshare <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> changed the world in ways few could have imagined. Like Google or Kleenex, the company\u2019s name epitomizes the services of an entire industry.<\/p>\n<p>And like many of the behemoths of capitalism, Uber has had its ups and downs, its triumphs and embarrassments. In his book <em><strong>Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber<\/strong><\/em>,<em> New York Times\u00a0<\/em>journalist Mike Isaac tells the inside story of Uber\u2019s tumultuous rise and the scandals and infighting that culminated in the ouster of co-founder and CEO <strong>Travis Kalanick<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The book serves as the inspiration for a new Showtime series of the same name starring <strong>Joseph Gordon-Levitt<\/strong> as Kalanick. It also marks the first season of a new anthology program from producers Brian Koppelman\u00a0and\u00a0David Levien, the co-creators of <em>Billions.<\/em> Future seasons will explore, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2021\/05\/joseph-gordon-levitt-travis-kalanick-super-pumped-uber-showtime-anthology-series-brian-koppelman-and-david-levien-billions-1234763033\/\">according to Deadline<\/a>, stories \u201cthat rocked the business world to its core and changed culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a brief look at the rise and fall of Uber and one of Silicon Valley\u2019s most famous executives as will be depicted in the show <em>Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber<\/em>:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ubercab_The_Early_Years\"><\/span>Ubercab: The Early Years<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It seems like every big tech company has a moment where they shorten their name and then takeoff. As fans of\u00a0<em>The Social Network\u00a0<\/em>know, \u201cThe Facebook\u201d preceded Facebook. Similarly, Uber was founded in 2009 by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp, an entrepreneur and computer programmer, as \u201cUbercab.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ubers-history#december-2008-travis-kalanick-attends-the-leweb-technology-conference-in-paris-where-he-first-hears-the-idea-for-uber-from-stumbleupon-founder-garrett-camp-camp-tells-a-story-about-spending-800-on-a-private-driver-for-new-years-and-how-splitting-the-cost-with-a-lot-of-people-would-make-black-car-services-more-affordable-2\">According to a timeline by <em>Business Insider<\/em><\/a>, one of the company\u2019s first key moments came in December 2008. Kalanick, by that point a millionaire and successful entrepreneur, heard Camp talk about spending $800 on a private driver for New Year\u2019s Eve. And thus the basic premise of the company was born: splitting the cost with other people would make black car services much cheaper.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2009, Camp and two graduate school friends built the first version of a black-car service called Ubercab. Kalanick, according to\u00a0<em>Business Insider<\/em>, served as a \u201cmega advisor.\u201d A year later, in June, UberCab had a soft, beta launch in San Francisco as a car service. The cost was about 1.5 times as much as the average cab, but the ease of access made the service a big hit.<\/p>\n<p>By the fall, Ubercab began to take on investments from a series of well-known investors, including Chris Sacca (of <em>Shark Tank\u00a0<\/em>fame) and Napster co-founder Shawn Fanning. In October, the company rebranded as Uber. According to <em>Business Insider<\/em>, the change was made to \u201cavoid the company from marketing itself too much like a taxi business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, that was only the beginning of the threat the new business posed to cab drivers throughout the United States.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Travis_Kalanick_Becomes_CEO_of_Uber\"><\/span>Travis Kalanick Becomes CEO of Uber<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At the end of 2010, Travis Kalanick was given the top job at Uber. He took over for Ryan Graves, the company\u2019s first employee, who remained with the company as an executive and board member.<\/p>\n<p>As CEO, Kalanick oversaw the public launch of the Uber service throughout the country. In May, the app went live in New York City. It hit the streets of Chicago in September. And then in December, the app made its international debut in Paris. Throughout 2011, the company took in tens of millions of dollars in investments, including from prominent figures like Jeff Bezos.<\/p>\n<p>The first year of Uber ended in controversy. Literally. On New Year\u2019s Eve, furious and confused consumers faced a massive price surge as they tried to Uber.\u00a0 Some ride costs ranged between three and six times the usual price. At the time, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2012\/01\/01\/ubers-new-years-eve-surcharges-demonstrate-the-harsh-reality-of-dynamic-pricing\/\">TechCrunch offered a warning<\/a> to consumers, written by Semil Shah:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cUber still has a strong brand with a loyal following and a strong team. However, this is also a wakeup call for consumers, those who use Uber and in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>. As devices and ecosystems enable us to share more and more data about our location and what we truly want at any given time, time-based pricing is simply a natural extension of this grand bargain and is coming to a theater near you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It was just the beginning of the public scandals and outcry around the company and the conduct of its leaders.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Series_of_Scandals\"><\/span>A Series of Scandals<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You know your company has problems when it\u2019s the subject of an article titled \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/uber-company-scandals-and-controversies-2017-11\">49 of the biggest scandals in Uber\u2019s history.<\/a>\u201d The list of scandals includes continued price gouging. This included a spike in prices, for example, during Hurricane Sandy.<\/p>\n<p>Another, more grotesque event occurred in September 2013. A Black woman named Bridget Todd made headlines when she tweeted that an Uber driver had grabbed her by the throat after she kissed her white husband.<\/p>\n<p>Valleywag, a Gawker affiliate, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/valleywag.gawker.com\/uber-ceo-on-driver-assault-its-not-real-and-were-n-1323533057\">published emails<\/a> sent by Kalanick to his press team in response to the event. A reporter was mistakenly CC\u2019d. In the emails, Kalanick said such incidents \u201caren\u2019t even real in the first place.\u201d He also instructed his press team to \u201cmake sure these writers don\u2019t come away thinking we are responsible even when these things do go bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Similar stories of driver misconduct \u2014 and the company\u2019s horrific response (or lack thereof) \u2014 were not uncommon. And they spoke to the company\u2019s broader treatment of women, including internally.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Culture_of_Misogyny\"><\/span>A Culture of Misogyny<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Uber\u2019s culture of misogyny became apparent through a number of public statements and company promotions. In 2014, for example, Travis Kalanick was asked, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/uber-cab-confessions?currentPage=1\">in a <em>GQ <\/em>profile,<\/a> about the fame the company brought him as a bachelor in a <em>GQ <\/em>profile. He joked that Uber\u2019s name was \u201cBoober.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later that year, in October, Uber\u2019s branch in Lyon, France, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/uber-avions-de-chasse-promotion-with-hot-chick-drivers-2014-10\">launched a promotion<\/a> to pair riders with \u201chot chick\u201d drivers. The company quickly ended the stunt. And then in December, the app <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/12\/09\/world\/asia\/new-delhi-bans-uber-after-driver-is-accused-of-rape.html?mtrref=www.google.com&amp;assetType=nyt_now\">was banned<\/a> from the Delhi region of India after a driver accused of raping a passenger appeared in court.<\/p>\n<p>The myriad safety concerns around Uber resulted in a successful 2016 class-action lawsuit against the company for misleading customers. The company paid out $28.5 million to 25 million riders. They also, according to <em>Business Insider<\/em>, could no longer use phrases like \u201cindustry-leading\u201d or \u201cbest in class\u201d to describe their background check process.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Susan_Fowler_Comes_Forward\"><\/span>Susan Fowler Comes Forward<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>A seismic event occurred about a year later, in February 2017. Susan Fowler, a software engineer, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.susanjfowler.com\/blog\/2017\/2\/19\/reflecting-on-one-very-strange-year-at-uber\">published a blog post<\/a> explaining why she had left the company. In it, she describes being sexually harassed by her manager and HR\u2019s failure to do anything to resolve the issue. She wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI was told by both HR and upper management that even though this was clearly sexual harassment and he was propositioning me, it was this man\u2019s first offense, and that they wouldn\u2019t feel comfortable giving him anything other than a warning and a stern talking-to. Upper management told me that he \u2018was a high performer\u2019 (i.e. had stellar performance reviews from his superiors) and they wouldn\u2019t feel comfortable punishing him for what was probably just an innocent mistake on his part.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The blog post prompted a number of calls for change within the company and Silicon Valley more generally. Shortly after Fowler\u2019s post, Isaac published <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/02\/22\/technology\/uber-workplace-culture.html?smid=tw-share&amp;_r=0\">a follow-up story in the\u00a0<em>Times<\/em><\/a> on Uber\u2019s horrific workplace culture. Isaac sums up some of the most egregious incidents as such:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOne Uber manager groped female co-workers\u2019 breasts at a company retreat in Las Vegas. A director shouted a homophobic slur at a subordinate during a heated confrontation in a meeting. Another manager threatened to beat an underperforming employee\u2019s head in with a baseball bat.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Travis_Kalanicks_Ouster\"><\/span>Travis Kalanick\u2019s Ouster<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Eventually, the calls for change resulted in Travis Kalanick resigning from the company. But not before a number of other Uber executives left the company and\/or resigned in disgrace. For example, Amit Singhal, then senior vice president of engineering at Uber, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/amit-singhal-leaves-uber-over-harassment-allegations-2017-2\">left the company<\/a> after he was accused of sexual harassment during his time at Google. And after an investigation into the company\u2019s internal culture, more than 20 people were fired after 215 individual complaints were received about workplace misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>Another notable firing occurred in June. Eric Alexander, then the head of the company\u2019s business in Asia, had obtained the medical records of a woman in India who was raped by an Uber driver. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/06\/07\/technology\/uber-fires-executive.html\">According to Isaac<\/a>, Alexander carried the woman\u2019s records around with him. The company aimed to use the records to discredit the woman.<\/p>\n<p>That same month, Recode published the now-infamous \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2017\/6\/8\/15765514\/2013-miami-letter-uber-ceo-kalanick-employees-sex-rules-company-celebration\">Miami Letter.<\/a>\u201d Kalanick sent an email to employees in 2013 as a guidebook for those seeking to have sex while on a company outing in Miami. He wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDo not have sex with another employee UNLESS a) you have asked that person for that privilege and they have responded with an emphatic \u2018YES! I will have sex with you\u2019 AND b) the two (or more) of you do not work in the same chain of command. Yes, that means that Travis will be celibate on this <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>. #CEOLife #FML.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Later that month, the internal investigation into the company\u2019s culture provided their final report. And Kalanick, under pressure from investors, resigned from the top job. At the rime, Recode likened the company\u2019s culture to \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2017\/6\/21\/15844848\/uber-ceo-travis-kalanick-resigned-board-pressure\">a really toxic goat rodeo.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Meddlesome_Board_Member\"><\/span>A Meddlesome Board Member<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After his resignation as CEO, Travis Kalanick remained on the board of Uber and exerted tremendous influence as the largest individual stockholder. In August 2017, Benchmark, a venture capital firm and one of Uber\u2019s largest shareholders, sued Kalanick in an attempt to remove him from his board seat.<\/p>\n<p>According to a\u00a0<em>Times\u00a0<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2017\/08\/10\/technology\/travis-kalanick-uber-lawsuit-benchmark-capital.html\">report from Isaac<\/a> at the time, Benchmark claimed, in the suit, that Kalanick\u2019s:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201coverarching objective is to pack Uber\u2019s board with loyal allies in an effort to insulate his prior conduct from scrutiny and clear the path for his eventual return as CEO \u2014 all to the detriment of Uber\u2019s stockholders, employees, driver-partners, and customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>They argued for Kalanick\u2019s removal from the board. Similar reports from the time claimed that Kalanick was telling people he planned to \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/uber-ex-ceo-travis-kalanick-steve-jobs-ing-search-replacement-report-2017-7\">pull a Steve Jobs<\/a>\u201d and return to the company. Benchmark dropped the suit in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>And then in 2019, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/12\/24\/technology\/uber-travis-kalanick.html\">Kalanick resigned from his board seat<\/a>. He also sold all of his shares. Once the most powerful man at the company, Kalanick\u2019s association with Uber officially came to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Isaac summed up the meaning of Kalanick\u2019s resignation as such:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMr. Kalanick\u2019s departure from Uber\u2019s board ends one of the tech industry\u2019s defining stories of the last decade. During his ride-hailing company\u2019s meteoric rise, he came to personify the aggressive, risk-taking nature of a new generation of tech start-ups intent on \u2018disrupting\u2019 other industries like taxis, hotels and food delivery.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber debuts on Showtime on February 27, 2022.<\/em><\/p>\n<pre><code>    Related Topics: Real Stories\n    &lt;!-- AUTHOR BOX --&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/will.jpg\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>            Will DiGravio began writing for Film School Rejects in 2018. He also hosts The Video Essay Podcast and owns a TV.\n    <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre><code>    &lt;!-- START RECOMMENDED READING 1 --&gt;\n                                &lt;section class=\"recommended py-5\"&gt;\n            &lt;h3&gt;Recommended Reading&lt;\/h3&gt;\n\n\n        &lt;\/section&gt;\n            &lt;!-- END RECOMMENDED READING --&gt;\n\n\n\n\n&lt;\/div&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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