Lyft Redesigns Its App—and Strategy—for the Age of Sharing
Lyft Redesigns Its App—and Strategy—for the Age of Sharing
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June 8, 20185m 19s
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Show Notes
Before Lyft was Lyft, it was a struggling California startup called Zimride. Cofounder and CEO Logan Green launched it in 2007 (the name was an ode to Zimbabwe’s carpooling culture), aiming to connect college kids who needed rides with those who had cars. John Zimmer, now Lyft’s president, signed on with the idea that putting more people into existing cars could help cities fight emissions and traffic, all at once. In 2012, Zimride spawned Lyft, after Green and Co.
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