25 Discussion Questions for Super Pumped by Mike Isaac (With Analysis) | Chapterly Blog
Mike Isaac's Super Pumped tells the story of Uber's meteoric rise under Travis Kalanick and the toxic culture that nearly destroyed the company. Super Pumped discussion questions challenge readers to examine the relationship between aggressive growth strategies and ethical boundaries — and to ask whether Uber's success was achieved because of or despite its culture. Whether you are part of a business book club, studying startup ethics, or analyzing what happens when "move fast and break things" is taken to its logical extreme, these questions are designed to generate serious debate. Published in 2019, the book chronicles Uber from its founding through Kalanick's forced resignation in 2017. Isaac, a New York Times technology reporter, details a company that deliberately broke laws, intimidated competitors, deceived regulators, and built a workplace culture rife with harassment and retaliation — all while creating one of the most transformative companies in transportation history. These 25 questions are organized by theme. Super Pumped Discussion Questions: Growth at All Costs Isaac's account of Uber under Travis Kalanick presents growth-at-all-costs not as a strategy that failed but as a strategy that worked spectacularly well — until it did not. These questions challenge readers to examine whether Uber's approach...