Advice Line with John Zimmer of Lyft

Today’s callers: Mercedes in Utah tries to find harmony between quality and speed as she scales her concert attire brand for musicians. Then Danny in Colorado grapples with the tradeoffs of growing his sustainable and functional coffee brand. And Riya in Illinois wonders how to b ...  Show more

Stories about starting a business are almost always full of drama. They’re about ambition, loss, triumph, catastrophe, resilience. And they’re also full of life lessons – which is why Guy Raz launched How I Built This 10 years ago: He wanted to host a free master class in entrepr ...  Show more

The ride-hailing company Lyft is no stranger to a challenge. As co-founder and president John Zimmer explains on this episode, Lyft has survived through hard times - and later flourished - by focusing on what it does best: Providing affordable and enjoyable transportation options ...  Show more

John Zimmer, Lyft president and co-founder, joins Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Studio 1.0" to discuss the company's ride-sharing business, autonomous vehicle ambitions and rivalry with Uber.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com 

As the race for ride-hailing services Lyft and Uber to go public, Lyft co-founder and President John Zimmer believes there is nothing for his company to admire about rival Uber. He admits eliminating car ownership is their biggest business goal, explains why expanding to China is ...  Show more

What are earnings, and why should we care? Nicole explains with Lyft cofounder John Zimmer. Plus, Lyft’s origin story (and original name!). Originally aired 8.19.22, at the time John was Lyft's President. $ Investors: Robinhood has the only IRA that gives you a 3% boost on every ...  Show more