LESSONS FROM BUILDING LYFT
John Zimmer, Co-founder & President of Lyft
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John Zimmer is the co-founder and president of Lyft Inc., which he founded with Logan Green in 2012. Lyft operates in more than 60 cities in the U.S. with more than 10 million shared rides taken to date.
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