Unicorn, e-scooter startup from co-creator of Tile, shuts down with no refunds

Posted by SonOfKyuss on Saturday December 07, 2019 @05:11PM
from the theverge.com dept.

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Re:Unicorn, e-scooter startup from co-creator of Tile, shuts... by SonOfKyuss on Saturday December 07, 2019 @06:31PM (#21733363)

They went from product announcement to shutdown in 6 months. That seems like really bad planning.

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Re:Unicorn, e-scooter startup from co-creator of Tile, shuts... by sieabahlpark on Saturday December 07, 2019 @05:49PM (#21733115)

It's like a real Kickstarter

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Re:Unicorn, e-scooter startup from co-creator of Tile, shuts... by paulie_a on Saturday December 07, 2019 @06:03PM (#21733205)

It wasn't a unicorn when there are a dozen or two companies doing it. They were a normal business that tried and got beat by the competition.

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Re:Unicorn, e-scooter startup from co-creator of Tile, shuts... by davidlinc1 on Saturday December 07, 2019 @06:26PM (#21733337)

Note the brand was named Unicorn - the article isn't calling the startup a unicorn.

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