to an extent yes...
Just going to learn anything and everything i can about what im going for..
I'm kinda curious about this too. What is your major? And what exactly does your internship entail? Are you doing business operations or something?
cool, good luck man!
Not sure SF is the best place for entrepreneurial enterprise of this sort.
Also, Public Bikes is a terrible name because some cities have bike share/rental services (you get an account and can pick up a bike from an automated rack and then drop it off at another rack, and get charged to your account). The name implies a service, not a shop/brand.
Those bikes don't offer much at all, really, for modern technology or cutting edge tech. Do people really pay that much money for those kinds of bikes? For that kind of money, I'd expect carbon fiber body, fork shock thingies, in-hubs, those funny cyclist shoe pedal spike ... things, front/back light, long distance devil horn handlebar ... thingies
believe me...those kind of necessary details are no concern to the ave San Franciscan. All that matters is that it appears retro, or cute, can go from place to place, and is priced at a level that seems exclusive--especially if spending the money leads the consumer to believe there is a cause attached to their "contribution."
hence the name, "Public Bikes."
Heard about this on NPR, I've heard good things about these bikes.
Sounds like something the gays of SF will absolutely love.
I'm not a bigot or anything, my best friend is gay, it's just hard to deny the overwhelming materialism and superficial nature of homosexual males.
Sounds like a killer business plan guys. </lisp>
You don't have to be a homosexual San Franciscan to find this concept appealing. believe me.
The people around here tend to latch on to anything that appears to have even the vaguest attachment to a "cause." Not that I'm criticizing it, per se, just something that I've noticed.
Bikes look like hipster mobiles and seem far too overpriced with little suspension for real city comfort riding. I'm sorry but I'm simply not a fan
Find a Niche in a market that is yet to be filled... and exploit it... isn't that how all companies start?
Uh how not? it's in the top 10 most bike friendly city in the US (http://www.bicycling.com/topbikefriendlycities/home.html)
It is the closest to where the bikes are manufactured...
It is a hotbed for e-commerce based business...
The Founder is located there, ever heard of Design Within Reach? yea, he founded that too.
I don't get it. Are you manufacturing the bikes, or just selling others' bikes at a local shop, or both?
Also, Public Bikes is a terrible name because some cities have bike share/rental services (you get an account and can pick up a bike from an automated rack and then drop it off at another rack, and get charged to your account). The name implies a service, not a shop/brand.
Does Globe/Specialized make these, or are they making there own? The Globe bikes look and awful lot like the Public bikes.