This Week in Startups
E982: Karmic Bikes Founder Hong Quan on creating the "Tesla of E-Bikes" with OSLO, bootstrapping through Kickstarter, lowering costs as a strategy, insights on U.S. resistance to widespread E-Bike adoption, & why this vehicle is the future of transpor
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1:10 Jason intros Hong Quan from Karmic Bikes 2:55 What is the OSLO bike? 4:10 Why are there separate classifications for e-bike laws? 9:15 What does OSLO cost? 12:35 How Karmic bikes are different 14:55 Why e-bikes haven't taken off in the US? 16:52 Is Palo Alto the most bike-friendly city in America? 17:28 Hong shows the OSLO Kickstarter Video 21:45 Why not go the scooter route? 27:34 Hong raps for Jason (yes, really) 33:06 Open Office Hours with Jason 33:18 Jason intros Mark from ZenSports, a P2P sports betting startup 40:22 Mark asks Jason how to attract investors as a "Vice tech" company