Now that Uber and Lyft both seem to be moving in on dockless scooters (and by integrating that option inside their apps), what do you guys think will happen? Will Bird (and others) still be around and keep up it’s growth pace? Will it crumble? Grow stagnant? By the way, I’ve counted the numbers/usage - scooters are potentially insanely profitable. It takes less than 1 month for a scooter to have broke even and pay for itself.
How did you see the numbers?
He sucked off the founder of Bird
Ahahaha. Well, you can buy scooters online for $350, and that’s not in bulk. Let’s just say I’ve seen some dashboards. But also did some counting on my own
In Portland they end up in the river or busted. Great Instagram feed showing the destruction of those annoying toys
How long do you think grown ups can go on playing with the same toys? 😀
If they park something like KX450’s near popular canyon trails, I’d use it.
These things are an eyesore in the city.
The last thing Americans need is another version of the hovercraft. Try walking and burn some calories instead of further polluting our cities with more useless junk and getting even less exercise.
Evolution is taking care of this!
Die like the fad it is
So. I agree it is overly hyped at the moment. But once things settle, I think there is still usecase for it. Do you think it will actually die, and if so, why is your company also getting in hardcore?
Why do MS, G, etc create dozens of new products and services every year that go no where? Because after a certain point companies just throw everything at the wall so they don’t miss out on anything
It’ll probably be fucked by regulators who hate techies and the tech industry
I was in downtown Austin other day and I couldn’t walk without almost getting smashed into by some douche on a Bird. Personally the old head in me hopes they get banned lol. I mean they are convenient and cost effective but there are so many it’s getting pretty annoying just walking downtown with the wife. If they were only allowed in bike lanes and off sidewalks I’d prolly like em more
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Isn't that exactly what the little notification button does at the top of the thread?
That aside, what do you think of your scooter team? Do you feel like they will slow Bird down a lot?