Lime is doubling down on cities where it already operates. It's about creating more loyal riders, its CEO says
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Lime is trading geographic expansion for density — reliability and availability in existing cities over planting new flags. If you run a networked service, this is a reminder that unit economics often improve more from depth in core markets than from thin presence everywhere.
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