There's going to be tons of lessons here for founders. You can't look at other businesses and say, just because they're figuring it out and growing, I'm going to figure it out and grow. People want to ride a scooter like where you started. Just find a mentally. But you can change consumer behavior. Taking an Uber X, if you lived in the boroughs, you didn't take cabs because there were no cabs in Brooklyn or Queens.You took what we call back in the day, gypsy cab. It's like the famous lyric. That's what people took.
J+M kick off the show with some banter about Russia, SBF, and the challenges of being a journalist. (1:51) Then, they discuss the scooter-sharing industry and Bird being under the eye of the SEC. (13:52) Molly and Jason discuss TechCrunch’s article titled ‘The dilemma of Chinese startups going global'. (24:45) We wrap up the show with a We Live in the Future segment featuring Simbe Robotics. (40:57)
(0:00) J+M kick off the show
(1:51) Russian missile, SBF, and the challenges of being a journalist
(12:24) Revelo - Get 20% off the first 3 months by mentioning TWIST at https://revelo.io/twist
(13:52) Scooter sharing industry + Bird in trouble for inflating revenues
(23:30) Embroker - Use code TWIST to get an extra 10% off insurance at https://Embroker.com/twist
(24:45) Molly and Jason discuss the dilemma with Chinese startups going global + Where is SBF
(39:29) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist
(40:57) We Live in the Future: Simbe Robotics
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