In this episode, we release the content from a recent MM Meetup call with Horace where he unpacks 'What makes Micromobility Disruptive?'.

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On the call, they cover:

- How the current phase of scooters are similar to the Motorola Razr of the mid-late 2000s.

- How dependent on infrastructure is Micromobility’s success? What can we learn from the deployment of both cellular and autonomotive infrastructure development?

- The difference between adoption and disruption. Why adoption will come regardless, and what about disruption is predictable? How can we use language to track adoption?

- What is micromobility actually disrupting? Why is it hard to convince others to see the market for something that is additive.

- What segments are existing OEM’s not serving with their car products, and what opportunities does this present to micromobility providers? How is this causing them to flee the low end?

- How disruptive are traditional electric vehicles? How is this different?

- Micromobility deserts - what will happen in exurban areas? How does this track with the trend of urbanisation?

- Christensen says that automobiles weren’t disruptive themselves, but the Model T was. Horace explains why.