A look inside the insanely successful life of billionaire Uber CEO Travis Kalanick

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Uber CEO and cofounder Travis Kalanick.

Five years ago, Travis Kalanick launched a startup called UberCab in San Francisco.

Fast forward a few years, and Kalanick's Uber is now one of the hottest companies in Silicon Valley.

As of today, Uber operates in 311 cities in 58 countries, and it's a global company that could be worth as much as $50 billion.

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Kalanick himself is a paper billionaire: for the first time ever, he made Forbes' list of the world's billionaires, thanks to Uber's sky-high valuation. The 38-year-old serial entrepreneur's net worth is approximately $5.3 billion, according to Forbes.