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"Since when is life about happiness? It's about impact." What Daniel Ek (Daniel Ek) told Dara at Allen & Company Sun Valley in 2017 to convince him to take the Uber CEO job. Daniel was also the one who recommended Dara to the headhunter.

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Dara Khosrowshahi (dara khosrowshahi) told Daniel Ek (Daniel Ek) he was happy at Expedia and didn't want to be Uber CEO. Daniel looked at him and said: "Since when is life about happiness? It's about impact."

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