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I remember interviewing with Bird in 2019. Both interviewers were pleasant and great to talk to, but one part of our conversation stood out. They were both in
by jimberlage 3y ago
I remember interviewing with Bird in 2019. Both interviewers were pleasant and great to talk to, but one part of our conversation stood out. They were both in LA, and I asked how Bird handled seasonality, like Chicago winters (I was in Chicago at the time.)
The answer was, “winter’s not that bad, I ride to work on a Bird sometimes in winter.” I’ll just say that it did not help with my fears about Bird’s business model.
- kylebenzle 3y agoIve bought and owned a few Bird-like scooters and tried to roughly calculate how many rides per scooter they can get out of one and what they'd have to charge just to recoup costs. My estimates told me that from day one they would never be able to make money on a per-scooter basis. If I had known they were public I would have shorted the stock.