Micromobility Industries first defined and now curates the future of urban transport that comes from small electric vehicles. Ride AI is now the focusing force of our industry as we explore how artificial intelligence will change the way we move. Ride AI is hosted by Ed Niedermeyer an American author and analyst who focuses on the automotive industry and mobility innovation. Co-Hosts of the show include Horace Dediu, Oliver Bruce and James Gross.
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117: The most micro of micromobility - the Onewheel founder, Kyle Doerksen
Today Oliver interviews Kyle Doerksen, founder/CEO of Onewheel, about the companies journey. Kyle has been in the space since the very beginning and epitomises the builder mentality - having tinkered with lots of components back in the late 2000’s to build his first prototypes. They also talk a lot about funding and manufacturing as OneWheel has taken quite a different approach to others in the space in the USA. This video is also up as a Youtube video, complete with images of the vehicle as well. Specifically, they dig into: * The origins of Onewheel/Kyle’s background and motivation for starting the company * The vehicles and where they're finding a market including the breakdown between commuters and recreational users. * How Kyle thinks about community building, including Onewheel racing events. * How they think about countering the learning curve for the vehicle and their target demographic. * What the market for funding etc. has been like on your journey since the late 2000’s and why Kyle is a fan of bootstrapping. * What Kyle’s excited about in the micromobility space