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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