robin chase on product failure
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Robin Chase (previously of Zipcar now of Buzzcar) joins us at FailCon France to share early product development failures and recoveries at ZipCar.TRANSCRIPT
When Product Development Fails
25-50 people car-satisfied with one vehicle 10-20 cars off the road for each Zipcar
Quality of urban life improves for allParking paradigm changes
Zipcar’s vision
Make renting a car as easy and convenient as getting cash from an ATM
1999 September idea December business plan written2000 Incorporation February tech try #1
two sets of engineers April beta June launch July test of hand-held
The car unlocks with the right Zipcard at the right time on the right car
1999 September idea December business plan written2000 Incorporation February try #1 April beta June launch July #2 “test” August Broken? Or how it “works” January 2001 Box complete
The Idea…Implementation
Learning & Iteration
Vision
Enabling StructureFacts & Trends
The Idea: people who don’t use their cars much rent them to their friends and neighbors who need a car sometimes.
Putting excess car together with not-enough car
Buzzcar: la force de la ruche… et sa diversité
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Buzzcar: la force de la ruche… et sa diversité
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Lille
Buzzcar: la force de la ruche… et sa diversité
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Nantes
Buzzcar: la force de la ruche… et sa diversité
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Montreuil
Buzzcar: la force de la ruche… et sa diversité
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Paris
Buzzcar: la force de la ruche… et sa diversité
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Lyon
Buzzcar: la force de la ruche… et sa diversité
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Valence
