Boosted Boards: from flight risk to $70 million failure

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Boosted boards are out of business: What happened?
The Boosted board elevated the game. If this company had successful products, with millions in investment, a cult-like following, and even the endorsement of one of RU-vid’s biggest stars, why did it fail?
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00:00 - Introduction
1:22 How Boosted Began
3:43 - Is that smoke?
5:10 - A new era
6:32 - Trade war, competition, and cost
7:23 - Cost cuts and downfall
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@slidebean 4 года назад

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@hrishikeshkalshetti7299 4 года назад

Make a case study on Brompton

@GustafXI 4 года назад

great channel dude

@ziyaerolklc2649 3 года назад

That was not the real Rick Ross. That is the guy who stole the name if Freeway Ricky.

@AuthenTech 4 года назад

One word why Boosted blew up originally: Casey.

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@Obsnano 4 года назад

Facts

@maximebolduc6499 4 года назад

Casey is the reason why I got interested in electric skateboard, and bought one but not from Boosted

@JohnHill 4 года назад

I don't think it's exaggerating to say Casey is responsible for 99% of their success, haha

@Mark-xw5yt 4 года назад

John Hill hi john hill!

@godboy114 4 года назад

Lmao I wasn't even aware Boosted failed

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@ThomasW215PHL 4 года назад

Me neither, I just remember Casey Neistat being all about it a few years ago

@Wizardnil 4 года назад

Me too

@robertjusic9097 4 года назад

@@ThomasW215PHL just prooves nobody should listen to youtubers

@Shure_Lock 4 года назад

theyre still selling still of their website, Im kinda confused

@jacobwhkhu 4 года назад

"They graduated from the Y-combinator program, a hotbed for innovative products and ... a source for a lot of our Forensics videos." Ahahahaha loved the shade there.

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@DerDudelino 4 года назад

We are currently raising ourselves and were thinking about applying to Y-Combinator. But they want you to move to New York to attend the program which skyrockets your burn rate.

@GarryTan 4 года назад

Not classy.

@mablevins08 4 года назад

Loved it. Those programs are full of crap and cater to the very elite IMO. It's like attending Harvard (it's just about having the degree with the name "Harvard" on it). They usually don't equate to success unless the graduates are looking to work for someone.

@Nikhil-zj3py 4 года назад

@@GarryTan why? Y-Combinator passed company had success but there are lot of failures as well. Like lot.

@botchok5 4 года назад

Casey Neistat was their biggest 'Marketing Expense'.

@TheSocketshock 4 года назад

he had like 10 of them lmao

@Deevon667 4 года назад

Expense?

@rucidlivian7508 3 года назад

@@TheSocketshock all given free and he was also flown to the west coast from NY and maybe even got an extra payment on top of the free boards and flights

@bigyeet3629 4 года назад

I was so close to buying a boosted board but couldn’t rationalize spending the equivalent of a used (bad) car on a longboard.

@adamismail2883 4 года назад

You could get an old decent Corolla

@forrestmaccready6023 4 года назад

Seriously! I bought a decent 02 does Taurus for a couple hundred more than a boosted board

@BosonCollider 4 года назад

I had the same decision when doing grad school overseas and went for the Boosted. I can take the board home with me on a flight, I can't bring a car with me on a flight.

@HieronymousLex 4 года назад

Dude, just buy a regular longboard. Half the fun is the push, getting exercise with your homies. Using a throttle is soooo much less engaging, it’s basically cheating. I get it if you are just trying to get from point a to point b quickly, but you’re missing out on all the fun of actually skating

@bigyeet3629 4 года назад

@@HieronymousLex I have multiple and was really into it for years. I wanted a boosted board to commute to work which would have been a full workout if i had to push

@LeReVid 4 года назад

If somebody would have told me that Boosted was going to fail a year ago I would have laughed

@slidebean 4 года назад

Unbelievable, right?

@Hashdollars 4 года назад

Not that hard to see, niche market, expensive toy, first to market, prime to be undercut by competitors etc, started off Kickstarter lol etc.

@SomeJustice19k 4 года назад

Gross company overspending. People think they'll never fail, live like kings for a while and then realize they're fucked when they product begins to collapse.

@AwkwardYet 4 года назад

Then a certain virus happen

@Methnerjacob 4 года назад

AwkwardYet The coronavirus didn’t kill them. They killed themselves.

@AskMeStartUp 4 года назад

One thing you did not mention is that Boosted was mainly relying on the US market. Their boards did not meet legal requirements in Europe and hence they were not allowed to sell here. The US tariffs would have not had any impact on European sales. A good lesson that new the and big money are not always on par for success.

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for your comment! Interesting!

@khuppi8804 4 года назад

Maybe If the price wasn’t so high more people would buy them lol

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@sepg5084 4 года назад

they can't lower their price because they have American labor. if they did, they'd sell at a loss. there are electric skateboards that come from asia that are lower priced while having better controllers.

@itsnotthathard1201 4 года назад

What about the Iphone price? Price is not the issue

@williamtimonen6814 4 года назад

Joel Schembri Which is why IPhones arent selling in the UK?

@pikanoob 4 года назад

@@itsnotthathard1201 you use your phone all day every day. This is a skateboard

@1lifeonearth 4 года назад

boosted boards and electric boards in general are unaffordable, this is why they fail. you can buy an old motorcycle for the same price. if boosted boards were 400 dollars id buy one in a heartbeat

@allexzgtr 4 года назад

Well.. they actually are. Check meepo, they've done some decent boards over the last 2 years and continue to do so, with a decent pricing.

@tomservo5007 4 года назад

1Lifeoneearth: don't you need a motorcycle license and insurance to ride on the streets ? Not to mention, paying city taxes and finding a place to park it ?

@ChrisParayno 4 года назад

Agreed

@benmay1294 4 года назад

@@tomservo5007 and fuel. Which can be expensive depending on where you live. Overall, a skateboard is cheaper but has far less range than a motorcycle, and you'll probably own the motorcycle for longer

@titaniumwilliams1323 4 года назад

@@tomservo5007 and the fact that a motercycle isn't portable, in a sense where u can bring it with you on a train.

@AhmedBalfaqih 4 года назад

The series should be on Netflix. One day....

@slidebean 4 года назад

🤞🏻

@criznitty 4 года назад

So it can be killed off after two seasons?

@EliteSniperTV 4 года назад

This is already better

@thepandaahbear9025 4 года назад

I feel like this is exactly what fits on RU-vid to be honest

@MrTaylorfenoglio 4 года назад

I mean.. RU-vid is bigger and more popular so going on Netflix would be a downgrade and probably the death of the show.

@sweatyballsac 4 года назад

Stock footage sites running low on material to provide for this channel.

@nnoir 4 года назад

Pretty lazy YT content if you ask me

@mohit_panjwani 3 года назад

@@nnoir but nobody asked you.

@bobyford8051 3 года назад

@@nnoir I agree

@GadgetAddict 4 года назад

Create a cool logo and slap it on Chinese products? Sounds like Kickstarter.

@elontusk8018 3 года назад

I think they did more than that.

@patrickbateman783 3 года назад

*CHYYYNA!!!*

@kunalkumar3591 3 года назад

awesome idea

@BrendanPJames 3 года назад

This was the opposite of that, hence why it failed

@gqn2 3 года назад

More like dropshipping.

@Movie_Games 4 года назад

Boosted was always a joke. You can buy electric boards with more range and power for half the price. They were the Apple of skateboards.

@galacticgore5163 3 года назад

I noticed this when looking into these. Saw a lot of much better or just people straight up saying to make your own.

@gcg8187 3 года назад

@@galacticgore5163 im not gonna make my own wtf

@TunaIRL 3 года назад

@@gcg8187 You buy a few parts and build it. You'll learn a shit ton while at it

@danblan0524 3 года назад

@@gcg8187 its the way to go i bought 3 eboards finally built my own and now the halo board, onsra, and boosted board sit in the closet because they are poop compared to the diy

@variamente6855 2 года назад

@@gcg8187 its so freaking easy to make lmao

@GeekyMoo 4 года назад

1. Stop running a startup, 2. Make a movie out of this, 3. Get rich, 4. Come back and see the next video...

@Black182heart 4 года назад

Or maybe make an unboxing video of it with a cringe thumbnail. Or make a RU-vid video about how it started. Which basically requires reading some articles and Wikipedia page. Definitely cheaper and low risk than making a movie.

@slidebean 4 года назад

🤔

@NotTonTon 4 года назад

5:20 "Your arm sounds very healthy sir"

@NickHarrisonPAWS 3 года назад

If you're curious, one holds a stethoscope to the forearm to check distal pulse strength and blood pressure.

@Eric-sb9ek 4 года назад

i remember really anting one, if they made it 500 or someshit it would have been best selling

@Vex319 4 года назад

The skateboard one is 550

@Johnnyy832 4 года назад

Hell make it 250 and everyone would have one.

@idfk_1321 4 года назад

Can anyone if they know link a good reliable electric skateboard/longboard preferably not 800 damn dollars for a skateboard

@Voyajer. 4 года назад

@Steven More like $130 but yeah

@stt.9433 4 года назад

@@Johnnyy832 hell make it 5 dollars and everyone would have one. It doesnt work like that the kind o lithium ion batteries taht they use are very expensive.Not only that but batteries chemically age and become terrible after 500 cycle or so. Just get a bike.

@bleckybob 3 года назад

My dad has a power board from the 70’s. It was amazing. It was basically a weed eater on a skateboard with off road wheels. Amazing

@DashFlashTheLife 4 года назад

The biggest thing that caused them to fall was the price for sure. I am sure if there was a budget version, kids would go crazy for them. As a 12 year old I know i would've begged my parents for one, if they weren't $2,000

@carlossalazar972 4 года назад

I have to say I think things really started to go to shit when Sanjay left. The original CEOs knew what they were doing, knew their product and the market and weren't concerned with overstepping their bounds. Look at one wheels, huge market, made in the USA, quality control and customer service on point. They make a stand alone product that is good enough to support an entire company. Boosted could have gone so far, I love my board, i miss the company and I really do hope they come back..

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for your comment! Interesting!

@WeAreChecking 4 года назад

Had the chance to sit down and talk with Sanjay and I think pretty much all of the original team would agree with you. They’re absolutely stand up people, and I have a lot of faith in their current projects.

@lucasbiaggini 4 года назад

He probably left because he realized the downfall was inevitable. This kind of niche, fad products never last nearly long enough to keep a company running. Even if the initial demand is high, as the hype wears of and the potential market gets saturated, your basically left with a hard to predict and fast dwindling demand. Just ask the guys at the beanie babies company.

@goatpepperherbaltea7895 4 года назад

It’s all about the fact that nobody want an electric skateboard

@carlossalazar972 4 года назад

tea that's just untrue, the demand was in fact there. There are thousands of boosted products circling the market, in use, right now in both the USA and even foreign countries. If you look at boosted USAs website theres people buying boards literally every day. I think the main problem was affordability; I cant tell you how many: "I wish i had a boosted board but their so expensive" comments I've seen over the years. People want them, but theres only a niche group of consumers willing to fork over 1000+ for a quality eboard. That being said had boosted kept manufacturing within the USA, cut down on their staff initially, not poured all their money into that stupid rev scooter, and worked on making their products more affordable for general consumers... they'd probably still be around.

@144Donn 4 года назад

Perhaps a new feature in your videos could be: What could they have done to prevent a collapse? And\or was there a particular moment of inflection upon which failure and success hinged?

@samplebriefmint4204 2 года назад

That would be really great. A case study brought to completion, so to speak.

@looppp 3 года назад

I own a Boosted Board. So sad they're dead now. Probably my favorite startup so far.

@mindyobizness5326 4 года назад

I love my boosted board man. I’ve been able to ride from Morris Park to City Island and back (and hit a ton of bike trails) on a single charge. It gets me to work when I don’t feel like driving. Kinda sad to see them go out this way.

@slidebean 4 года назад

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing!

@heatsingh2205 4 года назад

Serious this company is very amazing as their product a proof that hard tech is so fun but still many factors can ruin it

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@looppp 4 года назад

I own one of these. They really changed the game with electric skateboards. Super sad that they're dead.

@jmz5680 4 года назад

Would have bought one if it didnt cost a arm and a leg

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@Krait99 4 года назад

They tried to recruit me a few years ago and it was obvious that the internal management structure and business plan was a total mess.

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for your comment! Interesting!

@DanielDiaz-by7fc 4 года назад

If you don’t mind me asking, what were some of the red flags you saw?

@Methnerjacob 4 года назад

Daniel Diaz management was a bunch of clowns.

@IIISentorIII 4 года назад

@@DanielDiaz-by7fc well for starters the business plan was to recruit a guy with 4 subs on his channel. 3 people from his family and the 75 year old Indian guy that accidentally subscribed since he had bad eyesight and rheumatism.

@Ron.Bergunnndy 4 года назад

7:42 Oh come on, shes not even pressing the buttons.

@jackytaly 4 года назад

Just a suggestion, but I think that saying “Thank you for watching!” on almost every comment is just the same as not commenting on any but w a whole lot more effort. I think it’s great that you are willing to put that effort in, but maybe only reply to something if it’s relevant to the comment and/or give it a like if you want. Just my two cents, but great video anyways!

@PBrown-mg4wy 4 года назад

You are so right, trying to browse through comments is so annoying with the Slidebean replies on like every single one.

@metalface8515 4 года назад

hello other Jack and yes exactly. It just feels like an automated bot response which it may very well be

@sleepingpowder1595 4 года назад

Thank you for watching! lmao

@the_real_cookiez 4 года назад

He's probs running a bot in order to fulfill the "interact" with your users part so RU-vid algorithm makes his channel and videos more popular. Although it looks like he did see your comment and added more response types to his bot lmao.

@slidebean 4 года назад

We appreciate your feedback, Jack. This is actually a human manually replying to the comments, even the "Thank you for watching one" (hi 👋). We're happy to say that the channel has grown so much that we're not able to do that anymore in a way that doesn't feel "bot"-y. We'll keep closely reading your comments and replying to just a few. Welcome to the channel 🙂

@yamabushi170 4 года назад

Tbh I only watched this because I was feeling a little board

@djeieakekseki2058 3 года назад

yamabushi170 lol

@MudhaffarAdhwa 4 года назад

They should've made a low cost, high volume board🤔

@benmay1294 4 года назад

If only it was that easy

@JointFive 4 года назад

@@benmay1294 for Boosted, it should have been that easy

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@connorendres4544 4 года назад

JFrost wow look guys JFrost just solved the problem that ruined the company! Somebody hire him. JFrost i see your future being bright if you keep it up with these amazing, innovative ideas that will help companies stay afloat! I cant believe nobody thought of this at boosted board!!!

@MichaelBylehn 4 года назад

@@connorendres4544 Uhhhh not sure why you're being a j-a. It's simply two different approaches a company can take. High price, low volume. Or low price, high volume. Other brands are doing this latter and are staying afloat. And even a RU-vid commentator can see that going in the highly competitive market of scooters should never be your bread and butter. That development is even being subsidized by all the rental scooters. I mean what would have been Boosted's next idea? An Android phone?

@TheLifeofRon 4 года назад

this is the first video from you guys that ive watched and i love the content. Keep it up!

@slidebean 4 года назад

Welcome aboard!

@tallmilwaukee4452 3 года назад

Company starts to struggle: "let's double our operating costs and design and development a new product" R.I.P

@Michaeltoo 4 года назад

I think it's important to note that with regards to their failed scooter, that happened to be right around the time bird and lyft scooters were getting big

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for your comment! Interesting!

@radikaly1 4 года назад

Congrats on 12 months of company forensics. Skateboards will always be cool (I was half expecting to see Marty Mcfly insert in the intro)

@slidebean 4 года назад

Haha, that would've been cool! Thank you for watching!

@SG-jm7np 4 года назад

whenever something big becomes a failure then it's just ran by people that doesnt know how to run a business

@NickHarrisonPAWS 3 года назад

Fun fact, sanjay and Matt moved on to a new company called waybots (renamed skyp) Where they rented out scooters just like byrd or lime. They had to close down operations for quite some time after they had the exact same battery fire problem. They also hired an absolute nincompoop to run DC operations named Rob. Rob was an imbecile. Source, I was a consultant and I declined a contract renewal once Rob was brought on board.

@sheepkillindog 3 года назад

“When someone decided to put a motor in them they became even cooler!” -imma stop you right there.

@rocotaco5517 4 года назад

When I was younger I was thinking of saving up to get a boosted board but I'm glad I didnt cause for me nothing beats skateboarding

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@noatreiman 4 года назад

Your advice on stickers was hilarious! Will keep it in mind....

@slidebean 4 года назад

Glad you liked it!

@markopleterski 4 года назад

What do you use do make those animations in the begging of the video (1min 30s)? (What programe, tolls...)

@klimmit 4 года назад

2:29 sorry I just had to point out it sounds like you're saying 'still- BEEP BOOP BOP THEM'

@waliddrissi8370 4 года назад

i would really love a video about the "Amino app" it has raised over 72 million dollar in such a short time and it has a lot of communities but problems already started to show up so i think we're gonna see another start up failure

@slidebean 4 года назад

Idea noted! Thanks!

@uzzie88 4 года назад

You learn more about business from videos like these than you would from school/college/university. Lack of quality, non-extensive/intensive testing, high production costs, weak marketing methods, terrible management personnel... Just goes to show that running your own multi-million pound business isn't a walk in the park, no matter how much money and planning you throw at it, there will often be something you miss, and that can cause the entire business to collapse.

@CookiesUnleashed 3 года назад

I still ride my V2 everyday. So dependable and fun that I forego my car for shorter commutes. Nothing beats zipping down the road on one of these things.

@aprilmintacpineda2713 4 года назад

"make really really really really cool logos, then make hundreds of stickers and slap them onto Chinese products, you'll be better off" HAHAHAHAHA MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY.

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@mixthepasta 4 года назад

Personally I think they should've stuck with the boards and perfecting them for the time being. Then they could expand their product range. I think this and the hiring of the CMO, VP's, manager that were really unnecessary at this point in time in their company, was their downfall..

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for your comment! Interesting!

@mdtaylor2274 4 года назад

I've never seen your videos until now and my gosh you are an excellent host! Keep up the good work 👍🏼

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thanks, Mick! Welcome to the channel! We hope you continue to find it useful!

@sanansa4567 3 года назад

Yes that is corect motorized boards were around before boosted boards. I remember motorized skateboards from more then 35 years ago, they had a small gas engine on them, and a cable with throttle.

@afrawjoshe341 4 года назад

I'm in China, can get a cheaper boosted board with a different name and logo.

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@alexandergloux6747 4 года назад

What is it called

@Johnnyy832 4 года назад

Yup everything is made in China and then rebranded with a different name. Then gets sold for a 100-200pct mark up. It happens to all products.

@Rhino-ep6of 4 года назад

@@Johnnyy832 Yeah, but how well made are they?

@Johnnyy832 4 года назад

Rhino 8010 some are well made and some aren’t. That’s obviously due to some crappy manufacturers. Like I said the majority of our stuff is made in China due to the low cost.

@107_tyronetheodorelukman5 4 года назад

interenting, i've never known that they messed up real bad

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@107_tyronetheodorelukman5 4 года назад

Slidebean: Startups 101 though it was inevitable anyway with the pandemic situation. I guess startup companies aren't much sustainable afterall..

@triggamusician 4 года назад

Russakow totally looks like that type of manager that promises growth, sales and expanding while also wanting to cut costs wherever possible

@LiL13izzy7 4 года назад

I've ridden the boosted board and the yuneec e-go, and although the boosted flexed a little more, it wasn't as comfortable a ride as the yuneec. Boosted torque feels a little jumpy, and between the 2, I prefer the e-go. Yuneec is also less expensive.

@MrRandom26 3 года назад

Aren't scooters and skateboards an interior good, even if they're meant to address the last mile transportation. The more income someone earns, the more likelihood they'll buy a car, unless the consumer focuses on sustainability, which in itself would reduce the market size. Add to that the high price and you reduce the market even more

@DerDudelino 4 года назад

I honestly think there are product categories where you shouldn't push so hard to scale. Boosted would likely still be profitable with a smaller workforce - 160 employees with a large percentage being engineers means a brutal burn rate.

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for your comment! Interesting!

@VenturiLife 3 года назад

3:40 Rick Bross, when you order Rick Ross on Wish...

@saulmirandaaliaga 4 года назад

Absolutely loved this video!! Thanks!

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@vareesbasha4576 4 года назад

Just waited for your vedios bored in quarantine #❤slidebean

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for being such a loyal viewer! 💙

@DriveupLife22 3 года назад

A company that only lasts 7 years is not a company, its a fad.

@DriveupLife22 3 года назад

@@purplepete9505 I'd like to thank the academy

@iant720 4 года назад

Great video man! I had no idea about Boosted dying!

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@killerfabber 3 года назад

This channel is so cool. Keep on!

@bigfootnintendorazr 4 года назад

RIP Boosted

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@TheAbhinav82 4 года назад

Damn you're channel & content is so underrated. This is my first video and I loved it.

@slidebean 4 года назад

Welcome and thank you for watching!

@Choppa_Ya 4 года назад

Thank you! I Love these little documentary style videos!

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching! Find more here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hzsuYrptwKk.html

@msmaria5039 Год назад

Loved the part one guy texted his board was smoking and the first thing the friend suggested was to film it. Gotta love social media.

@nikolaybonapartov7379 4 года назад

Boosted is way too expensive. There are many boards now that are just as great at half the price.

@elbuhdai605 4 года назад

Exactly. I'll buy a Backfire or Exway product long before I buy boosted. I've heard way too many things about the range on Boosted boards and it doesn't sound like they're worth the price...

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@DBZ6008 4 года назад

Yeah, and it's made in China, imagine the price if made in US

@hansgans658 4 года назад

@@elbuhdai605 exway is also closed.

@jedd_axell 4 года назад

I remember when this was being reviewed by LinusTechTips

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@Arek_R. 4 года назад

I confirm, I got hooked on esk8 because of Casey, though I was into small electric vehicles long before. It really surprises me that the company has failed, I wasn't up to date on what happens to them but I was sure they are doing great then boom company shutdown, whaat?

@prateek2058 4 года назад

A video series on the probable next big thing will be guiding light to the budding entrepreneurs. Hope you make it. Your efforts are commendable

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching! Idea noted!

@prateek2058 4 года назад

@@slidebean Best wishes

@warfajama 3 года назад

Why gary wanted caya to delete this video

@abdullahabd7677 4 года назад

Why startups fail? Overvaluation. That is it. Nothing complicated. More money, more problem. VCs have cash to burn and founders don't care about the sustainability of their businesses. Say, you have a business that you know is worth $100 and you think with all the luck in the world you might generate $10 annually. VCs say, How about you take $1000 dollars and invest in your growth and other things because you are a genius founder and you have tonnes of engineers. You try and try and but you can't come up with anything better , then the VCs come again at the year end. They will shower you with more money because the culture of SF is expenses aren't loss they are investments. Then somewhere along the line they draw an arbitrary line and come to the realization that the startup isn't worth shit any more . They could have made more money by buying treasury bonds or some shit. Now they are going to give the execs and the founders a sweet exit package and they will try to either issue an IPO or lay off everyone.

@slidebean 4 года назад

Awesome remarks! Welcome to discuss with other founders or Caya on Discord slidebean.com/startup-cafe

@lovelivelaugh4542 3 года назад

when you get so much money you start to blow on alot of stupid things . to run a scooter company or a skateboard company does not cost a billion dollars to run or even scale. you can do the samething on a smaller scale, without investors.

@Flow-.- 4 года назад

Okay so i bought a Boosted Board about two years ago now, saved up all summer to get one. This shit was my first car before i had a car, i rode it/ride it everywhere. It crushes me seeing they went under, yes it did cost me $1200 but its literally the most fun product ive ever owned.

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@Jono. 4 года назад

With the amount of Boosted boards I see at my school, I am amazed that they are gone.

@RickBross 3 года назад

The companies closed and the boards are now near valueless and at a price point a college kid can afford

@RickBross 3 года назад

And the range is only good for a campus

@calvinwilburn2619 4 года назад

2:05 launch-ed? :)

@benmay1294 4 года назад

Not everyone can be perfect lol

@bouchrafakher 3 года назад

Who's here after slidebean's recent video

@ChigozieMImachukwuOfficial 3 года назад

Me. But can't find why Gary doesn't like it

@cayahere 3 года назад

@@ChigozieMImachukwuOfficial Did the same thing. Came to re-watch to find out what bothered him... and I couldn't figure out myself.

@marvinkr 3 года назад

Caya said "They graduated from the Y-combinator program, a hotbed for innovative products and ... a source for a lot of our Forensics videos." but that part of the video seems to have been deleted since then. If you look at top comments you will find in the subcomments a response from Garry Tan saying "Not classy"

@marvinkr 3 года назад

@@cayahere "They graduated from the Y-combinator program, a hotbed for innovative products and ... a source for a lot of our Forensics videos."

@cayahere 3 года назад

@@marvinkr can’t the guy take a joke?

@Gigitygigity24 4 года назад

Solid video man. I subscribed.

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@traida111 4 года назад

I have an Evolve skateboard, there is a shop in UK. I believe they are an Australian company. The new boards are also water proof, not that you should be riding in the rain though.

@slidebean 4 года назад

Wow, interesting! Thank you for watching!

@buknaked 4 года назад

Wtf I was just watching and my tiktok account makes an appearance 😂

@slidebean 4 года назад

Really??? Where??? 😳

@buknaked 4 года назад

Slidebean: Startups 101 31 seconds in 😂

@slidebean 4 года назад

Wow, what were the odds of you ending up watching our video! Welcome, @buknaked!

@sivasankarant9195 4 года назад

Did boosted board fail i did not know that

@slidebean 4 года назад

They did

@sivasankarant9195 4 года назад

@@slidebean 😕 that sucks

@mikejohnson219 4 года назад

Great video, really well presented. I would like to have known where boosted is now in terms of ownership, though I am guessing if it was known, you'd have told us. Thanks for creating and sharing!

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for your comment and for watching!

@Ricky-jm6lk 4 года назад

Boosted closing down broke my heart TT

@esotericed8736 3 года назад

A motorised skateboard is like a Motorbike with training wheels or Alcohol Free Beer or a vape.

@ribe3434 4 года назад

Great video. Love it when you said “reversed engineered in China” produced cheaper alternatives 😁. You mean copy products...

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching!

@MrMarkjams 4 года назад

That's how reverse engineering works, that's why it's *reverse* engineering.

@Hashdollars 4 года назад

Not exactly copies. China takes the core tech/ general idea then each factory adds or subtracts their own ideas. That’s how they make a cheaper/better or generally more desired product. A lot of people think China only makes cheap crap that’s incorrect, they will make anything you want. If you want a keychain it’s up to you to choose what kind of metal , brass is more expensive than other metals and theirs thousands Of combinations available, product makers choose cheap shit because it turns out that’s what people love. Cheap shit. Many times on multiple steps makers can choose for higher quality fabrication and parts manufacturing but don’t because that’s not what the market is demanding. The real money is in making a better cheaper product not turning out exact copies.

@nocknock4832 4 года назад

no one: slidebean startups 101: *Thank you for Watching!*

@garybraden7865 3 года назад

Great production!

@slidebean 3 года назад

Glad you like it!

@brianevans4 4 года назад

how come are there like different segments in this video? how does that work?

@slidebean 4 года назад

You add a 0:00 timestamp and RU-vid sections it into what they call "chapters" :)

@HarshYadav-uu8hx 4 года назад

I'm Indian Entrepreneur and Big fan of Caya, We call it call you Maya, Caya! It means Money 💰 in our language. These videos are so helpful to learn from real things, real stories thank-you for these content that too for Free, Every Week. And I tried your platform recently "Slidebean" Amazingly Designed, saves time and really affordable. Thank you so much Caya and Team Slidebean Regards Harsh and Team TGIWC.

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching! "Maya Caya" sounds awesome! We're glad Slidebean has been helpful to you. In case you haven't, you're welcome to join Caya and other founders on Discord slidebean.com/startup-cafe See you there! 💙

@autumnpugh6059 4 года назад

thankful for captions!

@slidebean 4 года назад

You're welcome!

@squidwardstesticles5914 4 года назад

I wanted one of these so badly like 5 years ago but there was no way I was spending that much on a longboard

@grantdunn88 3 года назад

I got a yuneec ego 2 it was $500 goes up to 12 mph but feels a lot faster when im on it. if ur looking for a good one i recommend fs

@bluepandaman 3 года назад

People have been dreaming for generations of things like VR and electric skateboards. But the practicality and cost of these items when they arrive is a whole other matter.

@duddledeedo 3 года назад

"it begs to wonder" is such a weird turn of phrase

@elijahdehetre5082 3 года назад

that was a clean Segway to the sponsor haha

@bigansh 4 года назад

Sticker part was awesome and funny.

@slidebean 4 года назад

😆 Thank you for watching!

@ray_ayy 4 года назад

Honestly I just love the thought of Casey Neistat walking around like a normal person and being all sad.

@paramdrall 4 года назад

Your Channel is for sure 'Apple of RU-vid Startup Channels' 👑

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching! 💙

@AlainSTO 4 года назад

I had a Dual+ a few years ago. Two things made me stop. It was super-heavy so it made it awkward and a pain when I had to walk (friends, crowded areas, and a lot of places that don't want you boarding around their property). And I found the fanbase REALLY annoying.

@slidebean 4 года назад

Thank you for watching! Interesting!