SoftBank and its uneasy ties with India’s startups

Those listening in on SoftBank Group Corp.’s second-quarter earnings briefing on Monday would have picked up an interesting anecdote in the question and answer session with founder and CEO Masayoshi Son. Back when Uber was still quite small, Son passed up a chance to invest in the San Francisco-based cab-hailing service. “We did have an opportunity to invest in Uber… I had the chance to meet Travis (Uber founder Travis Kalanick) in the very early days and we didn’t…” he said.