Lyft CEO on the time Bill Gates told him he was making 'the stupidest decision I've ever heard anyone made'

Lyft CEO on the time Bill Gates told him he was making 'the stupidest decision I've ever heard anyone made'

Before David Risher was tasked with scripting a “comeback story” for ride-sharing company Lyft, he made a career move so audacious that it prompted a direct, and blunt, intervention from Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. In a recent appearance on Fortune‘s Leadership Next podcast, Risher shared the moment Gates told him he was making “the stupidest decision I’ve ever heard anyone made.” The year was 1996, and Risher was enjoying a successful care…