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How do "transportation" companies (dockless scooters in this case) have network effects? The automobile industry, which is about as mature as markets get, has s
by bradleybuda 8y ago
How do "transportation" companies (dockless scooters in this case) have network effects? The automobile industry, which is about as mature as markets get, has seven companies in the US with at least 5% market share and the leader (GM) has merely 17%, and is largely bereft of command-and-control economic policies.
- greglindahl 8y agoFor a scooter, I have to walk until I find a scooter for a company that I'm enrolled with. Do I even have company X's app on my phone to show their scooter nearby? If I run across company Y's scooter, how much effort is it for me to enroll to use it? And is company Z offering me a bulk discount? All of these are totally different from buying a car.
- superchink 8y agoDumb question: are you arguing that renting a scooter is harder than buying a car? Or easier?
- greglindahl 8y agoNeither. I'm saying they're completely different things with respect to network effects, in response to someone who thought they were similar in some fashion.