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John Zimmer: Pink Mustaches, Rideshare Wars, and the Legacy of Lyft
WithJohn Zimmer
MentionsTravis KalanickLogan Green
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Lyft co-founder John Zimmer helped spark a movement to revolutionize transportation, but the road was never a smooth one. Zimmer and co-founder Logan Green had to outmaneuver entrenched taxi monopolies and rewrite the rules of urban mobility on the fly, all while scaling a business model that many… More on the show's page
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Advice Line with John Zimmer of Lyft
WithJohn Zimmer
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Lyft co-founder John Zimmer joins Guy on the Advice Line to answer questions from three early-stage founders. Plus, John talks about his recent decision to step away from the company he founded in 2012. First, Alan from England asks about the best strategy for expanding his patented shower…
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Apple PodcastsHow I Built Resilience: John Zimmer of Lyft
WithJohn Zimmer
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This year has brought unexpected challenges to Lyft, starting with a 75 percent drop in rideshares at the beginning of the pandemic. But co-founder John Zimmer says ride-hailing is returning, and the company is continuing to diversify with car, scooter, and bike rentals. John also answers questions…
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Rapid Response: Lyft’s John Zimmer: How to keep an essential business running
WithJohn Zimmer
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Everything starts with transportation, says John Zimmer, co-founder and president of Lyft. And even though ride sharing is sharply down, transportation remains key – for essential workers and for our supply chain. So Lyft is flexing some new muscles, says John. They recently launched a delivery…
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Apple PodcastsLyft's John Zimmer At The HIBT Summit
WithJohn Zimmer
MentionsGuy Raz
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Next up in our series of episodes from the How I Built This Summit: John Zimmer, co-founder of Lyft. John sat down with Guy Raz in front of a live audience in San Francisco last month to talk about Lyft's visions for the future of transportation – and their fierce competition with Uber. Coming up…
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Apple PodcastsLyft: John Zimmer (2017)
WithJohn Zimmer
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In 2006, John Zimmer was a college student and ride-hailing wasn't yet "a thing." But a class on green cities got him thinking about the glut of underused cars on the road. Eventually, he co-founded Lyft, a company that has helped make ride-hailing a fixture of American urban living. PLUS in our…
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Inside Guideline's mission to modernize 401(k)s | Building from first principles, finding strategic edges, and rewiring retirement | Kevin Busque (Co-founder and CEO)
MentionsAydin SenkutFidelityJohn ZimmerJosh Reeves
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Kevin Busque is the co-founder and CEO of Guideline, a 401(k) management company revolutionizing the retirement space for small and medium-sized businesses. Prior to Guideline, Kevin co-founded Taskrabbit, where he encountered firsthand the complexity and low participation rates of traditional…
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#201 CEO Lyft, David Risher: The Ride
MentionsBill GatesElon MuskJeff BezosBucky MooreJohn ZimmerLogan Green
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Guest : David Risher, CEO of Lyft David Risher can measure his career in phone calls, from the one that introduced him to Jeff Bezos in 1995, to the call from the Lyft board in 2023, asking him to vie for the CEO job. But initially, he believed his life’s legacy might be the nonprofit Worldreader,… More on the show's page
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Growing Deel to $300M+ ARR in Four Years with Co-founder and CEO Alex Bouaziz
MentionsAlex BouazizAlexis OhanianCoatueDara KhosrowshahiJustin MateenLachy Groom
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Alex Bouaziz is the Co-founder and CEO of Deel, a full stack global HR and payroll platform. But the company didn’t start that way, and we’ll talk through Alex and his co-founder Shuo’s journey from zero to one, starting with a product that helped startups hire international employees. Alex and… More on the show's page
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