Lyft’s Bold New Strategy

Lyft CEO David Risher interview: Lyft’s strategy, pricing changes, Waymo partnership, driver experience, and the future of ride-hailing.
Lyft’s comeback story isn’t Uber’s playbook. It’s something different.

David Risher didn’t found Lyft, but he might be reinventing it. He was Amazon employee #37 before leaving tech to build a global literacy nonprofit… and then returning to the tech world to take over Lyft when the company was stuck in neutral. Since stepping in as CEO, he’s simplified the company, lowered prices, raised driver pay, brought back product innovation, and watched Lyft’s stock double - all while still driving for Lyft.

On today’s pod, David tells us all about:

• His 100-day plan to refocus Lyft on riders and drivers

• How driver cancellations fell from ~15% to ~4.5%

• Women+ Connect, Lyft Silver, and Lyft’s product comeback

• Lyft’s “situationship” with Waymo and the AV future

• Why he still drives Lyft — and what he learns from it

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