Brick by Brick: Building with Swagger with Amy Fox, Employee #5 @ Lyft

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Brick by Brick

Garuda Ventures

15 episodes

1 week ago

Join us as we learn how successful startups were really built, from the people who built them. We know firsthand how much successful company building is a team sport. The founders, early employees, and first investors work together to lay the foundation for the business. In the early days chaos reigns, processes and systems are non-existent, and bold moves are required daily. It’s unglamorous. It’s blocking and tackling. It’s not for the faint of heart. Hear stories, lessons, and the 'what not to dos' from the early employees, founders, and investors from startups you know.

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Brick by Brick: Building with Swagger with Amy Fox, Employee #5 @ Lyft

Brick by Brick

53 minutes 5 seconds

10 months ago

Brick by Brick: Building with Swagger with Amy Fox, Employee #5 @ Lyft

Amy Fox is the COO and co-founder of ATH Media and the All the Hacks podcast. A former tech operator, she was employee number five at Zimride (which became Lyft), helping the company grow from a seed-stage startup to a post-IPO company. In this episode, she shares insights into Lyft's early days, startup culture, and the importance of building strong team relationships.

In this episode, we talk about :

- Lyft's origin story and Amy's unexpected recruitment

- The Hackathon that launched Lyft

- The ride sharing wars between Lyft and Uber

- Did competition ever go too far?

- Building Lyft's unique culture

- Advice for companies considering remote or hybrid work models

- Building with "swagger"

- Working with your spouse

& lots more

Where to find Amy?

Amy on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/amylynnfox/

All The Hacks podcast - https://www.chrishutchins.com/episodes/

Brick by Brick is presented by Garuda Ventures (https://garuda.vc).

About Garuda Ventures:

Garuda Ventures is a B2B-focused pre-seed and seed venture fund. Garuda is a first-check firm and aims to earn the right to be a founder's first call as they go about building their companies. To learn more, visit https://www.garuda.vc

Today's episode was hosted by Rishi Taparia. Find Rishi on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rktaparia/), Substack (taps.substack.com) or X/Twitter (x.com/taps)

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