It matters how you get there | Lyft co-founder John Zimmer on reinventing the transportation experience

In this episode, we are continuing our Inside Business Mastery
series with an exclusive interview between Tony and John Zimmer:
the co-founder and president of the massively popular
ride-sharing service Lyft.


2017 was a banner year for Lyft. The San Francisco-based company
expanded its coverage to 95% of the United States. And the number
of rides per year reached a staggering 375.5 million, which is
particularly impressive when you consider that the number was
just 162.5 million in 2015.


Part of that explosive growth can credited towards gaining more
market share from its biggest competitor. When customers saw
Lyft’s values-first, passion over profits motives, many opted out
of the dominant ride-sharing platform to start supporting the
company with a social purpose. But for Zimmer, it’s not about
unseating the competition. It’s about becoming a viable
alternative to your own car, and ultimately, reinventing the
entire transportation landscape.


Tony and John dive into John’s roots in the hospitality industry,
the big problem with the existing transportation infrastructure,
and how he’s on a mission to create a better service for
everyone. Because disrupting the transportation industry is just
the beginning - Lyft is set to pave a new path forward when it
comes to how we see our vehicles, how we share rides, and how we
can ultimately create a new network of transportation that is all
about efficiency.