Everything Joe Okpaku said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Uber staying in Houston led to harsher rideshare regulations nationwide
“I would dare say that The decision for our competitor to stay in that city actually led to more cities and more jurisdictions trying to follow the lead that Houston put out there because they believed, and rightfully so, that, hey, a company can clearly operat…”
Okpaku: 44 US states adopted Lyft's driver background check model
“We're now at a point where we have 44 states plus the District of Columbia that have essentially adopted the background check process that we came up with before we were regulated anywhere in the country.”
Operationally similar competitors cannot gain regulatory advantage over each other
“So ultimately I don't think there's really any way to get a competitive advantage when you are in the same sandbox.”
Okpaku: Lyft grassroots campaign crashed a city's email server
“We've had email campaigns that have literally accidentally, but shut down a city's email server because there were so many citizens writing in so much.”
Okpaku: Lyft created passenger insurance superior to standard taxi policies
“First of all, we created a new form of insurance that was basically higher than any insurance for taxi for taxi passengers across the country.”
Okpaku: Early Municipal Laws Set Precedents That Subsequent Jurisdictions Copy
“When you're dealing with a new industry like ride sharing, That has not yet issued any sort of legislation or regulations that that framework has not yet been created. You have, in my opinion, really one chance to get that right. If you have one law on the boo…”
Lyft exited Houston in 2014 over regulations while Uber stayed
“One of the hardest decisions that we had to make as a team back in 2014, which is our first decision to leave a major city. One of the first cities that was developing an ordinance was the city of Houston. And ultimately the ordinance that they developed was n…”
Okpaku: US parking spots cover more area than Connecticut
“One of our co-founders, John Zimmer noted that if you were to take all the parking spots in America, it would fill the entire state of Connecticut and more.”
Okpaku: Mayors' First Instinct Is Comparing Ridesharing to Existing Regulations
“When you're dealing with something like the ride sharing industry, the first inclination from a mayor or from a regulator in a particular city was, well, how is this different than what we already regulate?”
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