About this episode
Shawn O’Malley and Daniel Mahncke break down the ride-sharing giant Lyft Inc. (ticker: LYFT) and discuss whether the company can regain ground against Uber, or whether it’s always destined to be #2. While Lyft has clawed back some market share, finally attained profitability, and is now growing internationally, Shawn finds Lyft most interesting as a potential acquisition target for a company like DoorDash, Amazon, or Alphabet.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:18 - Why Lyft could be such an interesting acquisition target
00:11:58 - How the company has actually managed to regain market share versus Uber
00:13:36 - What Lyft did to achieve operating profitability for the first time this year
00:24:24 - How Zimbabwe became the inspiration for Lyft
00:31:30 - How Lyft’s co-founders used viral marketing to gain traction
00:32:05 - Why scrappiness is in Lyft’s DNA
00:33:14 - Why Lyft made sure to IPO before Uber
01:16:05 - How to think about modeling LYFT’s intrinsic value
01:19:00 - Whether Shawn and Daniel add LYFT to their Intrinsic Value Portfolio
*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.
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