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Lyft CEO says Bill Gates told him leaving Microsoft for Amazon when it was still a startup was ‘the stupidest decision I’ve ever heard anyone made’

The year was 1996, and Gates couldn’t believe his star was going to “ some tiny, little internet bookstore that nobody's ever heard of.”

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Lyft CEO David Risher says driving for the company is a 'little bit like being a therapist and a bartender'

"I always say this: I drive to learn, not to earn. But I really want to learn about what the driver experience is like and what the rider experience is like," Risher told Fortune.

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Why Lyft CEO David Risher still drives customers once a month

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Lyft CEO uses a Jeff Bezos-inspired interview question to suss out potential new hires: 'Customers are fickle, so you’ve got to innovate on their behalf every day'

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos taught Lyft's CEO that customers are “fickle”—and it inspired his curveball interview.

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Waymo's robotaxi expansion will get a Lyft in Nashville next year

Robotaxi leader Waymo's driverless vehicles will begin transporting passengers in Nashville, Tennessee, next year with Lyft instead of its recent ride-hailing partner Uber

The Independent UK

Lyft CEO says company will save $200M in insurance costs from the worker unionization deal it made in California

Lyft CEO David Risher said the recent deal paving the way for ride-hailing drivers to form unions is a win-win, and that the company will pass the savings back to drivers in the form of better pay.

Fortune

Lyft Stock Drops After Q2 Results: Here's Why

Lyft, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYFT) released its second-quarter results after Wednesday's closing bell. Here's a look at the details from the report.

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Inside the Lyft CEO's plan to capitalize on the boomer economy with 4 main features

Introducing Lyft Silver, which CEO David Risher says is “good for business” and “good for society."

Fortune

Why Lyft's CEO swears by a 'falcon mode' leadership strategy

Lyft CEO David Risher is driving for his app and trying to keep the company from slipping into what he calls “enshittification.”

Fortune

Emergency fundraisers offer a lifeline to groups who've lost foreign aid

Several nonprofit groups launched fundraising campaigns last week to help organizations who have lost funding because of the Trump administration’s freeze on foreign assistance

The Independent UK

Lyft Plans To Launch Fleet Of Robotaxis

Lyft's CEO announced what city will see the first of the autonomous vehicles.

International Business Times

Rideshare Rivalry: Lyft Stock Shows Potential to Outperform Uber

Rideshare or ride-hailing has become mainstream, and an essential part of many commuter’s lives. In the United States, there exists a duopoly between Uber

MarketBeat

Lyft's CEO is on a quest to change the feature customers hate most

David Risher announced on the earnings call a new venture called Price Lock.

Fortune

Lyft CEO reveals the rideshare’s best tippers are Swifties still buzzing from the Eras Tour: ‘They’re in a pretty good mood and they’re more generous’

David Risher told Fortune passengers are more likely to tip when they’re happier, like after listening to a Taylor Swift song or enjoying an ice cream cone.

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What’s it like to take over the CEO job from a company founder? Lyft’s David Risher can answer that

How Lyft CEO David Risher learned how quickly his team responds to challenges.

International Business Times UK

Lyft Added More Female Drivers and Saw a 7% Stock Price Increase This Year

Lyft witnessed a 24 per cent rise in the number of female drivers working for them in the first three months of 2024 compared to the same period last year.

Fortune

Lyft's CEO has apologized for its 'awful' response after a driver accidentally stole a customer's cat

David Risher, a former Amazon exec now CEO of Lyft, has apologized to customer Palash Pandey and his cat, Tux.

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The daily routine of Lyft's new CEO

David Risher, the CEO of Lyft, shares a day in his life.

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Lyft’s CEO is taking a page from high schools to create a return-to-office plan

Lyft employees may experience “first day of school” deja vu when they return to the office this fall.

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Last year, Lyft was ‘fully flexible.’ Now, its new CEO demands an office return

“It’s going to be super fun, I hope,” David Risher tells Fortune of Lyft’s new hybrid work plan.

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Lyft’s CEO and Jeff Bezos protege is so bullish on the ‘underdog’ company, he just invested $1 million in the company

Lyft CEO David Risher bought $1.1 million worth of company stock because the “great team” has him convinced of a bright future.

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Does Lyft's CEO Know Something Analysts Don't?

Lyft shares are down sharply from their 2023 highs - but with company execs buying, is the ride-sharing stock a top contrarian investment at current prices?

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Lyft's new CEO says his strategy is to 'copy' Jeff Bezos

Lyft's new CEO David Risher was Amazon's 37th employee—and he's brought Jeff Bezos's 'customer obsession' theory with him.

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Lyft launches new preorder option at airports ahead of a busy summer travel season

‘We want people to say, “I should have taken a Lyft.”’

The Independent UK

Lyft's new CEO tackles a job requiring some heavy lifting

Even before he joined Lyft’s board in 2021, David Risher had taken hundreds of trips as a passenger so he felt like he knew a lot about the ride-hailing service

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