EPISODE · Sep 8, 2021 · 51 MIN
Good Time Show: What It Takes to Survive with Lyft Founder John Zimmer
from a16z Live · host Sriram Krishnan, Aarthi Ramamurthy, John Zimmer, Ben Horowitz
The early days of Zimrides [2:08]Driving early virality [7:56]Competing with Uber [15:47]Why they took political stances [27:03]Managing through the pandemic [38:09]The future focus for Lyft -- autonomous vehicles and the end of car ownership [42:50]Follow the a16z Club to join conversations with tech founders, builders, and leaders live and in-full.
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Lyft began with a vision to reimagine cities, driving virality with pink mustaches and fist bumps. A decade later, they've weathered one of the fiercest battles for market share as well as a pandemic that tanked first rider demand and then driver supply. Cofounder and President John Zimmer as well as a16z's Ben Horowitz, who was on Lyft's board of directors for a time, talk about what it took to survive, as well as where they see the future of transportation and cities.
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Good Time Show: What It Takes to Survive with Lyft Founder John Zimmer
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