• Brkdncr@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    They’re not going to leave those scooters all over the city, right?

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    11 months ago

    Wow I’m not sure whether to say that took a long time or a short time (since many run in red for a long time).

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    11 months ago

    They named the company Bird because that’s what they were flipping city residents as they dropped these pieces of shit in the middle of every downtown.

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    11 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    In a press release today, Bird confirmed that it had entered into a “financial restructuring process aimed at strengthening its balance sheet,” with the company continuing to operate as normal in pursuit of “long-term, sustainable growth.”

    Founded in 2017 by former Lyft and Uber executive Travis VanderZanden, Bird is one of numerous startups to introduce dockless micromobility platforms around the world, allowing city-dwellers to pay for short-term access to electric scooters or bikes.

    Things didn’t improve, and with its share price continuing to plummet, CEO VanderZanden departed in June with the company eventually delisted from the NYSE in September.

    “This announcement represents a significant milestone in Bird’s transformation, which began with the appointment of new leadership early this year,” Washinushi said.

    We remain focused on our mission to make cities more liveable by using micromobility to reduce car usage, traffic, and carbon emissions.”

    This latest news comes just a day after competitor Micromobility.com was delisted from the Nasdaq over its failing stock price, three years after it too went public via a SPAC merger.


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