Travis VanderZanden's guest appearances

Travis VanderZanden

Ride On! by Micromobility Industries

The Family

Benedict Evans

Andrew Yang

Friedrich Hayek

Sanjay Dastoor

Mathilde Collin

Felix Salmon

Jeff Russakow

Steve Anderson

Riley Newman

Ryan Rzepecki

Kara Swisher

Amir Haleem

Gabe Klein

Horace Dediu

Azeem Azhar

OwlTail

This week we release the interview that Horace did with Bird CEO/founder Travis VanderZanden at Micromobility World conference from January 2022. It was his first public appearance since Bird went public late last year and it is an instantly iconic exchange between two of the industry’s most important figures - Travis who catalyzed dockless electric scooters at Bird in California back in 2017 and Horace who coined the term micromobility. Travis and Horace discuss mega trends in micromobility and why, in their view, the industry still hasn’t produced a bike or scooter as impactful as the iPhone. Specifically they dig into: - Travis’s background in cell phones and ride-hail- The origins of Bird- Product and business model innovation in micromobility- The chicken-and-egg problem of infrastructure- How cities can accelerate micromobility adoption faster.It’s an awesome discussion, and one you can only hear here on the Micromobility Podcast. Thanks very much for listening!

This week we release the interview that Horace did with Bird CEO/founder Travis VanderZanden at Micromobility World conference from January 2022. It was his first public appearance since Bird went public late last year and it is an instantly iconic exchange between two of the industry’s most important figures - Travis who catalyzed dockless electric scooters at Bird in California back in 2017 and Horace who coined the term micromobility. Travis and Horace discuss mega trends in micromobility and why, in their view, the industry still hasn’t produced a bike or scooter as impactful as the iPhone. Specifically they dig into: - Travis’s background in cell phones and ride-hail - The origins of Bird - Product and business model innovation in micromobility - The chicken-and-egg problem of infrastructure - How cities can accelerate micromobility adoption faster. It’s an awesome discussion, and one you can only hear here on the Micromobility Podcast. Thanks very much for listening!

131: The story of Bird with CEO Travis VanderZanden and Horace Dediu

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Mobility is a word Travis VanderZanden is definitely familiar with. Before founding Bird, he co-founded Cherry, an on-demand car-wash service, was the COO of Lyft and VP of Global Driver Growth at Uber. Quite a resume.  ABOUT THE EPISODE: Travis is interviewed by Martin Mignot, Partner at Index Ventures, one of our favorite VCs at The Family. A really nice and smart guy, advocate of a healthy ecosystem, backing courageous entrepreneurs such as the founders of Blablacar, Captain Train, Deliveroo and… Bird. They will came to discuss why the emergence of new transportation options presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make cities radically more liveable. *** Learn more about The Family and apply to join us here: thefamily.co Check out the video of the talk here: Chat w/ Travis VanderZanden, Founder &amp; CEO at Bird Check out other videos on our Youtube channel: Startupfood  Check out our events here: The Family Events We also write amazing articles: Medium

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Mobility is a word <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/travis1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Travis VanderZanden</a> is definitely familiar with. Before founding <a href="https://www.bird.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bird</a>, he co-founded Cherry, an on-demand car-wash service, was the COO of Lyft and VP of Global Driver Growth at Uber. Quite a resume. ABOUT THE EPISODE: Travis is interviewed by <a href="(https://twitter.com/martinmignot" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Martin Mignot</a>, Partner at <a href="https://www.indexventures.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Index Ventures</a>, one of our favorite VCs at The Family. A really nice and smart guy, advocate of a healthy ecosystem, backing courageous entrepreneurs such as the founders of Blablacar, Captain Train, Deliveroo and… Bird. They will came to discuss why the emergence of new transportation options presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make cities radically more liveable. *** Learn more about The Family and apply to join us here: <a href="https://www.thefamily.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">thefamily.co</a> Check out the video of the talk here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAYvYuRcwQ4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chat w/ Travis VanderZanden, Founder &amp; CEO at Bird</a> Check out other videos on our Youtube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/Startupfood" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Startupfood </a> Check out our events here: <a href="https://www.thefamily.co/events" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Family Events</a> We also write amazing articles: <a href="https://salon.thefamily.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medium</a>

#14: Chat with Travis VanderZanden, Founder & CEO at Bird