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Sep 2021

51m 38s

Good Time Show: What It Takes to Survive...

Andreessen Horowitz

About this episode

The early days of Zimrides [2:08]
Driving early virality [7:56]
Competing with Uber [15:47]
Why they took political stances [27:03]
Managing through the pandemic [38:09]
The future focus for Lyft -- autonomous vehicles and the end of car ownership [42:50]

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