Episode 17: On Vandalism

Oliver Bruce
Micromobility
Published in
1 min readJan 17, 2019

On today’s show, Horace and Oliver talk through the challenges that vandalism post to the shared micromobility model.

Source: Los Angeles Times

Specifically we cover:
- the core drivers of vandalism of such fleets, and how this compares to historical parallels.
- the implications for capex vs. opex
- the calculations that operators are making to ensure that the services still function well.

Our sponsor for the show is Joyride, a software platform that lets you launch your own bike or scooter share system under your brand, with full consumer facing apps, and backend fleet management and integrations. Check them out at Joyride.city

As always, leave comments here or hit us up on Twitter at @oliverbruce and @asymco. Cheers!

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Oliver Bruce
Micromobility

Now: Co-host of The Micromobility Podcast with @asymco. Climate tech investor. Edmund Hillary Fellow. Ex-@Uber ANZ Regional Ops/Strategic Projects.