In this episode Harry speaks with Nikhil Goel. Nikhil is the Chief Commercial Officer of Archer. Archer is designing and developing electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for use in urban air mobility networks. Archer’s mission is to unlock the skies, freeing everyone to reimagine how they move and spend time. Nikhil is also the co-founder of Uber Elevate, which will bring aerial rideshare to a large scale.

• 0:00 Intros
• 4:40 What was the inflection point for aerial rideshare?
• 11:10 What is the main advantage for aerial travel?
• 19:45 How can the price be reduced?
• 23:00 How far away is mass adoption?
• 31:55 What are some of the challenges?
• 34:40 Will aerial rideshare benefit everyone?

Links:

• Nikhil’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngoel1/
• Archer: www.archer.com
• Uber Elevate: https://www.uber.com/us/en/elevate/vision/