#30 - A Handsome Canadian - Early Uber Employee Jeremy Lermitte | The Early Podcast

Jeremy Lermitte’s story has it all: a Canadian farm kid who lost $25K trying to trade stocks, hustled his way into Uber New York as employee #4, and eventually became a product manager driving some of Uber’s biggest global features. He later co-founded Red Circle, a rapidly growing podcast advertising platform.In this episode, we cover:• How persistence (and a few lucky introductions) got him into Uber• The wild days of Uber New York, customer credits, and “Uber Chopper”• Breaking into product management without a technical background• What it takes to build a startup after Uber — and almost running out of payroll• Why persistence beats pedigree, and why proximity mattersIf you like stories about scrappy beginnings, growth, and reinvention — this one’s for you.👉 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and drop a comment if you enjoyed the episode.#Uber #Startups #Tech #productmanagement #FounderEnergy #CareerAdvice #TheEarlyPodcast #EarlyPod--🎙️ ABOUT THE SHOW:The Early Podcast is where host Max Crowley, Uber’s #25 employee, sits down with the earliest builders behind today’s most iconic companies. No fluff, just raw stories from the trench years when your startup could still fail tomorrow.✅ Subscribe for more untold startup stories every week✅ Like, comment & share if you know someone who’d love this✅ Listen on Spotify, Apple, or anywhere you get your podcasts⸻Let’s go. 💥🎧 Listen to the full episode:🔹 Spotify: https://earlypod.com/spotify🔹 Apple Podcasts: https://earlypod.com/apple🚀 New episodes drop every Tuesday. Let’s build this together.👉 Like, subscribe, and drop a comment — I want to hear from you!!📩 Thoughts or guest ideas? Email me: [email protected]📱 Follow for daily updates:• 🐦 X (Twitter): https://earlypod.com/x• ✨ TikTok: https://www.earlypod/tt• 📸 Instagram: https://www.earlypod/ig• 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.earlypod/li• 📩 Newsletter: https://earlypod.com/subscribe