INSPIRATION

I studied transportation in Zimbabwe and saw how ride-sharing already worked there. America needed the same thing but with an app.

The biggest startup acquisition in African tech history. That matters for every African founder who comes after us.

Growing up near Cape Canaveral taught me that impossible engineering problems are solvable. You just need the right people and enough time.

I saw shared minibuses in Zimbabwe and thought: why can't this exist everywhere? That question became Lyft.

Going to the Moon is not about the destination. It is about proving that ordinary people can do extraordinary things.

The NASDAQ bell was for every Indian engineer who was told they could only build services companies, not product companies.

I was sleeping on the airport floor. Now I write checks. Never let anyone tell you where you belong.

My mother was my first teacher. She showed me that beauty could transform how you feel, not just how you look.

My father came from Greece with nothing and built a life in Galveston. Everything I did, I did because of what he showed me was possible.