Are you saying that Benchmark thinks/knows this lawsuit is worse for Uber and its employees?
It's an open secret that Kalanick is trying to regain control of the company, telling people that he plans to return as CEO; that he's "Steve Jobs-ing it." [1] That's what this lawsuit is trying to prevent.
I don't think Kalanick's return would be good for Uber, its employees, or its investors. Clearly Benchmark feels the same way.
I think most of us believe Benchmark couldn't give a fuck less about anybody but Benchmark and their personal billions (assuming they get paid 2 and 20, cashing out of Uber really could be worth a billion a partner). Given the behavior that has gone on while Benchmark has been on the board, this comes off as treacle.
(Which is not to say that Benchmark and employees' interests couldn't align in this case...)
But if they are ousting their CEO publicly it's probably because things are going extremely badly. I don't think ousting the founder is necessarily making it worse and thus the cause for those companies to worsen after the ousting.
It's an open secret that Kalanick is trying to regain control of the company, telling people that he plans to return as CEO; that he's "Steve Jobs-ing it." [1] That's what this lawsuit is trying to prevent.
I don't think Kalanick's return would be good for Uber, its employees, or its investors. Clearly Benchmark feels the same way.
[1] https://www.recode.net/2017/7/30/16066332/uber-ceo-search-tr...