Monday, 6 October, 2025
Lyft CEO Shares How Jeff Bezos Persuaded Him to Leave Microsoft
David Risher, now CEO of Lyft, recounted how Jeff Bezos convinced him to leave Microsoft for Amazon in the mid-'90s. During a reference check, Bezos's direct involvement and sharp questions impressed Risher. What ultimately persuaded him were two factors: Bezos's obsession with customer experience and his bold prediction that Amazon would become a billion-dollar business by 2000.
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