https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/apr/11/uber-ipo-risk-factors > References to Uber’s checkered past are littered throughout the more than 300 pages of public disclosures filed to the SEC > When Uber filed the paperwork for its initial public offering on Thursday, the quintessential bad boy startup signaled to the world that it was ready to grow up. In a letter to potential investors, the CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, acknowledged the “greater responsibilities” the company will take on once it goes public, and promised to act with “passion, humility, and integrity”.