Stanford Management Science and Engineering lecturer and Floodgate founding partner Ann Miura-Ko explains why she made a crucial early investment in Zimride, which later became Lyft. Founders John Zimmer and Logan Green, she recalls, were able to paint a compelling vision of the future in which better transportation options would enable more efficient communities.
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