Lime's CEO shares how he overcame a stroke to take his company to a $1.7 billion IPO

Business Insider | 08-10-2026 04:54am |

Wayne Ting, CEO of Lime, survived a serious stroke that required brain surgery and led the company to a $1.7 billion IPO less than two years later. He spoke about his recovery at Tech Insider: Growth Mode, noting the lack of public examples of CEOs discussing strokes. Ting also discussed outlasting Bird, overhauling Lime's e-scooter hardware, and the need for humanity in Silicon Valley.

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