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Lyft

Lyft, Inc. is a ridesharing company based in San Francisco, California and operating in 640 cities in the United States and 9 cities in Canada. It develops, markets, and operates the Lyft mobile app, offering car rides, scooters, and a bicycle-sharing system.

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Aggregation Apps Coordinate Rides And Food Deliveries
Aggregation Apps Coordinate Rides And Food Deliveries
April 23, 2018  |  Retail

There are many on-demand apps, but few apps aggregate multiple services. Apps such as Accomplice, however, allow users to choose from multiple services and coordinate...

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Amex GBT Adds Lyft To Growing List Of Sharing Economy Partners
Amex GBT Adds Lyft To Growing List Of Sharing Economy Partners
April 23, 2018  |  B2B Payments

American Express’ corporate travel unit, Global Business Travel (GBT), is integrating Lyft as the latest ride-sharing service supported by the business travel booking and expense...

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Silicon Valley Gearing Up For Tech IPO Bonanza
Silicon Valley Gearing Up For Tech IPO Bonanza
April 16, 2018  |  Startups

Silicon Valley is preparing for a slew of new initial public offerings, as some of the well known and most highly-valued technology startups will go...

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Lyft Reveals How Much Drivers Earn
Lyft Reveals How Much Drivers Earn
April 13, 2018  |  Ridesharing

There’s been a great deal of debate over how much drivers actually earn working for companies like Uber and Lyft. Now, the latter is finally...

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How Smaller Merchants Can Get Amazon-Style Logistics
How Smaller Merchants Can Get Amazon-Style Logistics
April 12, 2018  |  Delivery

Divey Gulati knows firsthand how challenging it can be for eCommerce merchants to fulfill and mail orders. After all, Gulati and a co-founder once had...

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How DoorDash Bike Couriers Evolved From Telegram Messengers
How DoorDash Bike Couriers Evolved From Telegram Messengers
April 10, 2018  |  Delivery

Bikes have long been a useful medium for transporting goods. In late 1880s Paris, for example, messengers on bicycles delivered checks between banks. Bike couriers also...

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Lyft’s Subscription Program Now Available In 30 Markets
Lyft’s Subscription Program Now Available In 30 Markets
April 05, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Lyft is testing a new subscription service in 30 markets that will lock in customers and allow the ridesharing company to better compete with Uber....

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Why The Transportation Sharing Economy Isn’t Just For Cars
Why The Transportation Sharing Economy Isn’t Just For Cars
April 02, 2018  |  Retail

Drivers can borrow cars for a few hours at a time — or a day — through services like Zipcar. But car shares don’t solve all...

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How Early European Carshares Inspired Zipcar
How Early European Carshares Inspired Zipcar
March 27, 2018  |  Ridesharing

In 1948, a cooperative in Switzerland brought an innovative transportation solution to life: The group, which was known as “Sefage,” created the world’s first carshare...

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