John Zimmer and Logan Green founded Lyft in 2007. It started out as a social platform to create more affordable transportation. John realized there was an issue while he was attending school. He found out that only 20% of car seats are used on average when people are driving on the highway. This is the problem  that he started out with to solve. He first founded Zimride, and then went on to found Lyft. Starting from this problem, he created a way to solve this issue of empty seats in cars, and make travel more affordable and connected. The product was eventually revealed in June 2012. The company has raised over 80 million dollars from investors. Starting from the problem John Zimmer realized back when he was in school turned out to be a company that serves people all over the United States. John Zimmer is an inspiring millennial entrepreneur who never gave up. The fact that Lyft has to compete with Uber means the people behind Lyft really believe in their product to succeed. Lyft is transforming the way the US sees transportation.

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