In addition to their power to charm and persuade, disruptive entrepreneurs often share  a messianic passion. "We are  in the world-changing business!" the fictionalised Kalanick shouts to a roomful of his employees in Super Pumped. In the series, Kalanick and his company are the picture of bro culture run amok. Gordon-Levitt depicts him as a man whose bombastic self-confidence is matched by his cleverness.