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by kazevedo 14y ago
The way I read it, the post primarily advocates a focus on being sustainable and profitable rather than optimizing for a VC raise. You said as much yourself in the recent TC article on Referly's seed round, no? As the common wisdom goes, th
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by kazevedo 14y ago
I like the concept - a good addition would be to provide reporting and/or policing tools if you find a stolen bike (notify the local PD perhaps, or automatically send CL a takedown notice). It seems like Craigslist would be the first place
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by kazevedo 14y ago
I really enjoyed your presentation for that reason - you did a great job of building a narrative that wasn't exactly "We're X for Y in a $Z billion market". I did consider your HN vote count and Kickstarter numbers similar to an "up and to
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by kazevedo 14y ago
In the beginning things at GT were quiet because we didn't do a good job of marketing, but they're picking up. We've seen 30% monthly usage growth since we launched, and that growth has continued into summer, despite 1/3rd the normal campus
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by kazevedo 14y ago
We've watched this team expand their footprint and execute on a complex hardware product in a very short amount of time. Package logistics is a huge problem to solve, but if anyone can do it, they can. Congrats guys!
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by kazevedo 14y ago
We do weld the locks to some of our bikes depending on the intended environment. No matter what the method, the attachment is at least semi-permanent and can't be removed by normal means. Since our system can be fitted to multiple bikes, we
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by kazevedo 14y ago
HN isn't letting me comment on the reply to this, but in response - our systems can be subsidized if necessary. We're a B2B business right now, and sell to organizations that own/operate the programs. We're working on piloting our own consu
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by kazevedo 14y ago
Problem fixed! You should be able to sign up now.
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by kazevedo 14y ago
Helmet use is an issue we take very seriously. Fortunately, safety has been excellent for US programs, but we try to make sure everyone has access to the right equipment and education. We do require users to sign a waiver saying they unders
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by kazevedo 14y ago
Hear hear! Things are changing for the better. Over the last 5 years, bike use has more than tripled in a lot of major cities. Bike sharing has the power to completely transform culture - Boston went from being rated the worst city for bik
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by kazevedo 14y ago
Spinlister is awesome. Eventually we hope to use our technology to automate personal bike rentals, just as Getaround does for cars. We'd love to talk to either of them about a partnership!
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by kazevedo 14y ago
Ah, got it. Thanks! We do take payment info on signup. Right now programs are localized so we set up different websites for each, but we hope to link everything together in the future. You can see an example at http://gt.viacycle.com
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by kazevedo 14y ago
You're correct that like many new ideas, bike sharing has had it's growing pains. However, recent data suggests that it's more effective than many would have predicted. Your article on Velib is from 2009, and while they did have a lot of th
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by kazevedo 14y ago
Thanks for the feedback. It can seem complicated because we provide the billing platform but allow our customers to set pricing. Cities typically charge a monthly or annual membership, while companies usually provide bikes to their employee
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by kazevedo 14y ago
Absolutely! Dynamic pricing is something we're really excited about. It's still a young idea, but even large systems like Velib have implemented simple incentives for people who ride against traffic flow. Since our bikes always know where t
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by kazevedo 14y ago
Definitely true. Redistribution is always a hurdle, though with viaCycle's realtime data, we can do some very cool things with incentives and pricing to help the system balance itself. Bixi takes a lot of parking spots partly because findin
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by kazevedo 14y ago
Getting the details right on individual CSS elements is one of things that always falls to the back of the priority queue. Easel seems like a fantastic option for quickly polishing up buttons, forms, etc, which adds up to a much better UI o
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by kazevedo 15y ago
I'm the CEO of a startup company that creates a different type of bike sharing technology, viaCycle: www.viacycle.com While you're right that bike sharing doesn't make sense for all commuters, the idea that these systems are inefficient is