Here’s how to use Kalanickspeak at your next jam sesh, bro

Enlarge / Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick leaves the Phillip Burton Federal Building on day three of the trial between Waymo and Uber Technologies on February 7, 2018 in San Francisco, California. (credit: Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

One of the highlights of this week's Waymo v. Uber trial was the "tech-bro" language that was thrown around, particularly by former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.

Kalanick, who headed Uber from 2010 until mid-2017, certainly isn't the only example of a business-savvy dude at the helm of tech companies, but he might be the most famous. The Southern California native highlighted the disconnect between the stodgy, anodyne language preferred by lawyers and the actual way that many talk behind Silicon Valley's closed doors.

On the witness stand, Kalanick, dressed in a conservative black suit and tie, was professional. He answered clearly and directly, and even when he was questioned by somewhat friendly Uber lawyers, he refrained from using the type of lingo that he seems to prefer.

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