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Wow, this is actually some real innovation in a stagnant industry that actually affects millions. (And it's in the part of the country commonly written off) Th

by gaadd33 12y ago

Wow, this is actually some real innovation in a stagnant industry that actually affects millions. (And it's in the part of the country commonly written off) This is far more interesting/inspiring and has a much greater impact on the world than the 'break stuff and ignore laws' mentality of Uber and similar Silicon Valley darlings.

forsaken 12y ago
Interestingly, Django also came out of Kansas :)
- PublicEnemy111 12y ago
  Yantra is actually located in the small town where django was created (lawrence)
  - honestcoyote 12y ago
    Not that small. Lawrence is the home of the University of Kansas. I've lived all over the country, and Lawrence would rank towards the top for me. It's much like Austin, only smaller and less expensive. And probably more relaxed. The only drawback is that it's surrounded by Kansas.
    - waterlesscloud 12y ago
      Yeah, Lawrence is very much a cool college town. Reminded me a lot of Athens, GA. On another note about Kansas, I was driving from Kansas City to Wichita on a daytrip with my girlfriend at the time. Like 1995, I think. We stopped in a small town along the way and for some reason found ourselves in this dress shop in a strip mall. It turned out to be a boutique type place, with the dresses at 300-400 each. Weird. Who would have thought they had a market there? Cattle and oil money, I guess. That store also had a small collection of cassette tapes of Turkish pop music for sale, totally randomly. I bought them all.
- fluffheadsr 12y ago
  Butterlfy Labs too!
adventured 12y ago
To be fair, Kansas does have a GDP almost on par with New Zealand, with just 2.8 million people. Their output per capita is comparable to Denmark. It might not get much press attention, but that's a serious amount of economic activity.
baddox 12y ago
At least until the political powerful banks get bothered enough to throw a wrench in their works, at which point those people which condemn Uber's innovations because they violate regulations will need to also condemn this bank's innovations to remain consistent.
agorabinary 12y ago
Going from zero to $40 billion in a few years isn't real impact? Those silly investors. If only they'd give all those Nice Guy Inc. a chance..

by gaadd33 12y ago

forsaken 12y ago

Interestingly, Django also came out of Kansas :)

PublicEnemy111 12y ago
Yantra is actually located in the small town where django was created (lawrence)
- honestcoyote 12y ago
  Not that small. Lawrence is the home of the University of Kansas. I've lived all over the country, and Lawrence would rank towards the top for me. It's much like Austin, only smaller and less expensive. And probably more relaxed. The only drawback is that it's surrounded by Kansas.
  - waterlesscloud 12y ago
    Yeah, Lawrence is very much a cool college town. Reminded me a lot of Athens, GA. On another note about Kansas, I was driving from Kansas City to Wichita on a daytrip with my girlfriend at the time. Like 1995, I think. We stopped in a small town along the way and for some reason found ourselves in this dress shop in a strip mall. It turned out to be a boutique type place, with the dresses at 300-400 each. Weird. Who would have thought they had a market there? Cattle and oil money, I guess. That store also had a small collection of cassette tapes of Turkish pop music for sale, totally randomly. I bought them all.
fluffheadsr 12y ago
Butterlfy Labs too!

adventured 12y ago

To be fair, Kansas does have a GDP almost on par with New Zealand, with just 2.8 million people. Their output per capita is comparable to Denmark. It might not get much press attention, but that's a serious amount of economic activity.

baddox 12y ago

At least until the political powerful banks get bothered enough to throw a wrench in their works, at which point those people which condemn Uber's innovations because they violate regulations will need to also condemn this bank's innovations to remain consistent.

agorabinary 12y ago

Going from zero to $40 billion in a few years isn't real impact? Those silly investors. If only they'd give all those Nice Guy Inc. a chance..