Re:YC's latest moonshot bet is a startup building a $380K “f...
by davidivadavid on Friday March 08, 2019 @03:19AM
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Yeah, I'm not sure about that but the tech can be used with different approaches.
Owning the jetpack outright seems like a sort of "high octane for rich people entertainment" play, which you could compare to the Tesla roadster approach.
You could even have some bungee jumping/jet ski equivalent of it where you rent it for a couple hours.
Longer term, maybe you could have a jetpack/drone Uber-type merge, where you can have your jetpack delivered on demand, go where you want in a quick and entertaining way, and dispose of it until you need one for the ride back.
Owning the jetpack outright seems like a sort of "high octane for rich people entertainment" play, which you could compare to the Tesla roadster approach.
You could even have some bungee jumping/jet ski equivalent of it where you rent it for a couple hours.
Longer term, maybe you could have a jetpack/drone Uber-type merge, where you can have your jetpack delivered on demand, go where you want in a quick and entertaining way, and dispose of it until you need one for the ride back.