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This article reeks of spin. I'll bet real money that it's a PR piece.

by staticautomatic 8y ago

staticautomatic 8y ago
Down voted by the PR firm? Inquiring minds want to know...
BrainInAJar 8y ago
Yes the all powerful bike lobby
- staticautomatic 8y ago
  Is there some reason you think these companies aren't using some of their VC money for this PR war?
- terenig 8y ago
  Ya, Have A Go is now totally drowning in all the bike lobby cash. Please don't tell anyone! In all seriousness, Have A Go is not affiliated with any bike sharing/renting companies. If you visit our site, you'll see that we are actually based on the ownership model. Our mission is to help transition us to green, healthy, fun, affordable, and efficient modes of personal mobility, and that's why we wrote this piece! Not because of the $13,500 dollars we received......d'oh!!!
  - staticautomatic 8y ago
    Thank you for clarifying that. I find your position on the subject indistinguishable from what I'd expect of PR spin, but I'll take your word that your motivation isn't financial.
    - terenig 8y ago
      No problem :) Here's the mission statement that I wrote out a year ago, hopefully clarifying my motivations: http://haveago.city/our-vision/ http://haveago.city/our-vision/ But to be 100% honest, if I was offered payment, I would consider it. Reason being: I truly believe in lightweight electric mobility and have dedicated full-time hours to help expand their use. In exploring ways of making this financially sustainable, if it's consult fees, so be it! If that happens, I'll disclose. As for sounding PR-y, I hope you'll judge the post again on its merits. I've been very influenced by the wealth of urban planning literature indicating how walking/biking make for great, rich, and pleasant cities and how cars make for dangerous streets and negatively affect communities. I also live in LA and find it very frustrating that we have so much poverty/homeless here and that access to affordable mobility like bikes without risking ones life isn't an option since cars are so dominant. So I'm genuinely excited and hopeful for any prospect of shifting our mobility away from them.

This article reeks of spin. I'll bet real money that it's a PR piece.

staticautomatic 8y ago

Down voted by the PR firm? Inquiring minds want to know...

BrainInAJar 8y ago

Yes the all powerful bike lobby

staticautomatic 8y ago
Is there some reason you think these companies aren't using some of their VC money for this PR war?
terenig 8y ago
Ya, Have A Go is now totally drowning in all the bike lobby cash. Please don't tell anyone! In all seriousness, Have A Go is not affiliated with any bike sharing/renting companies. If you visit our site, you'll see that we are actually based on the ownership model. Our mission is to help transition us to green, healthy, fun, affordable, and efficient modes of personal mobility, and that's why we wrote this piece! Not because of the $13,500 dollars we received......d'oh!!!
- staticautomatic 8y ago
  Thank you for clarifying that. I find your position on the subject indistinguishable from what I'd expect of PR spin, but I'll take your word that your motivation isn't financial.
  - terenig 8y ago
    No problem :) Here's the mission statement that I wrote out a year ago, hopefully clarifying my motivations: http://haveago.city/our-vision/ http://haveago.city/our-vision/ But to be 100% honest, if I was offered payment, I would consider it. Reason being: I truly believe in lightweight electric mobility and have dedicated full-time hours to help expand their use. In exploring ways of making this financially sustainable, if it's consult fees, so be it! If that happens, I'll disclose. As for sounding PR-y, I hope you'll judge the post again on its merits. I've been very influenced by the wealth of urban planning literature indicating how walking/biking make for great, rich, and pleasant cities and how cars make for dangerous streets and negatively affect communities. I also live in LA and find it very frustrating that we have so much poverty/homeless here and that access to affordable mobility like bikes without risking ones life isn't an option since cars are so dominant. So I'm genuinely excited and hopeful for any prospect of shifting our mobility away from them.