Pushstart started as a small FB group of entrepreneurs helping each other with their startup ideas 3 years back and has evolved into India’s most active and trusted community that caters to the business needs of entrepreneurs across India\n\nFor entrepreneurs who seek growth in professional lives, Pushstart provides a safe space to seek instant help and build real professional relationships\n\nWe are a family of 40+ niche communities where 22k+ entrepreneurs talk around their everyday problems, help each other out with introductions/referrals, and work together to GROW themselves\n\nIn addition to the communities, Pushstart also offers premium services helping entrepreneurs in getting Introductions with the best brands and startups in India, and hiring trusted service providers\n\nYou can check more details regarding Pushstart here: https://pushstart

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01: PushInterview My journey of building from zero to one Pushstart Credits: http://www.asianentrepreneur.org/ Whenever we talk about communities, we picture them to be something like this: startup Credits: To the many startup communities out there :P When every other startup community you join is a marketplace where people spam about themselves, their products, campaigns, events, their million dollar ideas, and talk shit, what better can you visualise? (The engagement astonishes me the most.) Can they even be referred to as communities? This is the first question that pops up in my mind when I browse through such communities. says this: Gary Vaynerchuk The major problem with 99% of the online startup communities is that they don’t really ensure a safe and secure place for elites to share their knowledge and expertise with young entrepreneurs. Its pretty simple, You don’t feel like home. Through this interview, I will try to change your perception towards online communities and share my journey of “ ”. How I built Pushstart , one of the most active startup communities of India 1. Who are you? Hey there! I am Neeraj, the founder of . I am originally from Uttaranchal but I grew up in Mumbai, got my bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from and later joined , an early stage startup, as a Product Manager. Pushstart BITS Pilani Spinny From the past 5 months, I have been working on building . Pushstart 2. What’s the deal with Pushstart? Pushstart is not a community, its a family of entrepreneurs. (This is what we call ourselves.) . Pushstarters share their startup ideas, launch their startup, share their learnings and support each other in solving their startup problems We also geek out about latest startups and technology . 3. What motivated you to start Pushstart ? Back then, when I was doing my 9–5 job, I used to discuss a lot of startup ideas with my colleagues. Someone would bounce an idea and we would have a crazy discussion but that was it. We would never take it to the next step. I personally found the discussions to be vague as we didn’t have the relevant knowledge. So often, I would try reaching out to experienced folks online, but it never really worked. Most of the times my messages were ignored and even when someone bothered to read my message, they didn’t reply. I got a few replies but none of them were welcoming. (Sounds familiar?) Here in India, reaching out to folks who know stuff is tough. This is when I thought that there might be millions of folks like me, facing this problem every day and I need to do something about it. After thinking for days, I came up with a solution, which was to create a platform where the experienced lot can share their feedback and learnings on startup ideas shared by young entrepreneurs. I discussed this idea with my friends but no one really seemed to be interested. I also posted about it on various forums but nothing really kicked off. I did this for around a month and in the end dropped the idea of working on it. I kind of moved on into my life with obvious roles but I realised that this time was no similar to the previous ones. Every single day the problem used to bug me and I would frame and reframe the product in my mind. (I used to daydream a lot you know) It became so unusual for me, that I finally decided to go on with it. I started reading books and online content to actually figure out the next practical and logical step. I would recommend every entrepreneur to read “ ” by . It really helped me figure out a logical way to proceed with things. The Lean Startup Eric Ries After gaining enough knowledge, I validated my study and research with the help of the following blog: hackernoon.com Came up with a great Business idea? What Next? 6 steps to validate your business idea And one fine day, I took the riskiest decision of my life by quitting my routine 9–5 job to work on Pushstart. “ was built to solve my problem.” Pushstart 4. Coming from a non-technical background, how did you build your MVP ? I lacked the expertise to build the product straightaway since I wasn’t a techie. was meant to be a community-based platform since the beginning, and therefore what could have been better other than launching the idea in the form of a simple, clean and easy to access group! Pushstart Facebook And I did exactly the same. With minimalistic efforts and resources, I built ’s group. Pushstart Facebook Unlike most founders, I didn’t work on a website. I rather spent all my efforts to answer the two most important questions: 1. Was actually solving a real problem? 2. If yes, for whom? Pushstart I would talk with young entrepreneurs daily, ask them to share their on Pushstart and capture their experience to determine whether was actually adding any value to their lives. ideas Pushstart “ can take any form. Just analyse which form is the fastest and easiest way to validate your assumptions. group worked well for me.” MVP FB 5. How did you get initial users and how did it grow? As I started off with my group, getting initial users was not a big deal. This is when, I put my friends to use by adding them to the group as the first set of users. Facebook I also messaged few of my relevant friends about this new thing I was working on. They told me that they will contribute whenever required.(Yes, you guessed it correctly, they didn’t.) Getting initial engagement is pretty tough as the reputation of a group is so bad that no one really cares to look at it. Facebook I was getting close to zero engagement on for the first 15 days. Then I adopted the following methodology to bring a dynamic change: Pushstart I personally interacted with the users who seemed to be a little bit excited about the community; the ones who were engaging with us. I talked to them about my vision and asked for their feedback. (Through the conversations I tried to figure out why were they getting engaged and what could be done to retain them.)I curated a list of over 100 relevant potential users among Pushstart's member list and sent each one of them a personal message.Then I talked with them and tried to figure out why they were not getting engaged. “Keep the conversations healthy and friendly while interacting with people. You want them, they don’t. The major problem with any online community is that no one wants to be the first ones to contribute. They know they won’t get anything: neither traction nor engagement.” Few screenshots of the initial conversations: Initial conversation with a fellow PushstarterAppreciating their contribution and asking for referralCapturing experience by taking feedbacks But don’t be disheartened; I have cracked it for you. There are few folks out there who act like Angels and become early contributors. They are the ones who: Believe in you/your mission.Are an active part of other similar communities.Are frustrated with the existing communities and looking for a change.Are influencers in their own circle. Find them, convince them, listen to them and keep them happy. Scene on Pushstart when we started out:Snapshot of Pushstart when we started out Finally, after days of convincing and interacting with people, some of them actually started sharing their on Pushstart. I still remember our first “ ”; there were around 35 members who participated. (I know! Even I was shocked.) startup ideas Idea launch This is how we did our first idea launch:First startup idea launched on Pushstart (#Idealaunch) I never stopped taking feedback from my community members. It’s an everlasting process.” Since then, Pushstart has evolved into what it is right now. On this very day, five months back, Pushstart was started as an and now it has turned into Idea Validation platform a family of entrepreneurs who share their startup ideas, launch their startups and discuss their startup-problems to come up with sustainable solutions. “You can’t really restrict a community while it grows. Let it evolve according to the market needs. Remember to keep your vision intact along the process.” Go through the following screenshots to see how we roll:This is how we do startup launches:Startup launch on Pushstart (#Startuplaunch)This is how we do Ask Us Anything sessions:Ask Us Anything sessions on Pushstart  (#AUA) Too much of flaunting done; Now let us talk about the growth. We have grown at a very slow pace in the past 5 months. (One of the many perks of being on . kidding!). But yes, growth wasn’t the prime focus. Facebook Though, I am proud to say that the growth has all been organic. The following data shows our obsession with engagement:Engagement data of Pushstart “At an early stage of building a community focus on engagement, build a strong base and then grow.“ Following pointers will help you in your quest to build a sustainable community: You should be clear about ?It should be unique and solve a problem. The community won’t boom in India if it is not solving a core problem. . (I have tried this in multiple forms but unfortunately it doesn’t work. We are not the evangelists kind.)It’s relatively easy if you have an audience, to begin with. had a great fan following and network at the time they started out.Seed the community with your friends as its initial members. If your friends back out; Be clear about the culture and communicate it well. Keep it invite-only at the start so that the culture penetrates well. Many times you will have to go that extra mile, but it will be worth it. If you can match-up to his/her expectations, he/she will go around talking about you and there I can see you grow organically. (Even today I work my ass off to match the expectations.) . You cannot be a dictator and expect them to follow you. Remember that it is not a political affair, the crowd have got options here. (“We not I”)Make them feel that they are (We have kept a stringent quality checks at the entry to Pushstart.) . (I take feedback on everything related to the community.) (I launch a new initiative each week.) (I have build trust with fellow Pushstarters by interacting with them regularly, calling and meeting them whenever possible. Meeting offline helps in accelerating the process of trust building.) why you are building it and for whom We are too busy and young to discuss latest technology/happenings/startups Product Hunt , SO and Quora founders go out, talk to relevant folks and make new friends. Keep the experience at the top of your priority list. A community is for, by and of the people part of something unique and exclusive. Listen to them, give them power and involve them in decision making Keep it interesting out there. Lastly community is all about human connections, relationships and trust. 6. What are your future goals and how do you plan to achieve them? Through Pushstart I want to reduce the knowledge gap that currently exists in the startup ecosystem by making both knowledge and the person possessing that knowledge accessible to millions of young entrepreneurs like me. Building a sustainable startup community where genuine startup problems are solved by the most relevant folks and a culture where people help and respect each other’s view, irrespective of their profile and qualifications was the first step towards my mission. . This interview marks the beginning of my next step, which is to create a medium through which critical actionable insights, learnings, and knowledge of successful entrepreneurs can be transferred to folks starting up with their ventures It will also put Pushstart in front of a larger audience and indirectly propel our growth. Over the course of next few months, I will be interviewing entrepreneurs who started solo with little to no technical expertise, followed their passion and built successful sustainable tech-businesses. The main focus will be to provide actionable insights, rather than storytelling and product marketing. Also, the interviewee will be accessible to Pushstarters for future knowledge transfer. A major focus will also be on making Pushstart sustainable in terms of revenue. I will be exploring and trying out various options to make that happen. Right collaborations and partnerships will play an important role in my quest for sustainability. 7. The Biggest challenges you have faced till now and how did you cope with them? The Biggest challenge that I have faced till now is to establish and penetrate this new culture in India where people help each other, irrespective of their profile and qualifications. “We in India don’t really invest our precious time in something till we seek direct monetary benefit out of it.” Following things have helped me in establishing and maintaining the culture in Pushstart: I was pretty clear that Pushstart’s culture is above all; even I cannot disrupt it.I made sure that There is an essence of it in every conversation.I made it pretty clear to the initial members by making them believe in its importance. (There were times when I used to ping people multiple times to comment and share their expertise.)Once I had enough believers, the culture penetrated on its own.Since then, I have maintained the culture as it gets a little bit distorted with every new addition. it is clear, precise and well communicated. Also, It has been tough to find the right co-founder who believes in me and my vision. In the past five months, I have worked with more than five different people, but things haven’t really worked out. “It has been difficult to stay motivated when you are working solo. But when I see hundreds of Pushstarters around me following their passion and hustling, it reminds me that I am not alone in this journey, I have a 6k member, strong family.“ 8. What is your advice to folks starting out? “Don’t start just for the heck of doing a startup and raising funds; you will ultimately fail. Start if you are truly passionate about solving a problem.” I worked on a few ideas before I started Pushstart and failed miserably. The motivation was just to launch a startup, as everyone was starting up. I failed not because my ideas weren’t great, but because I wasn’t motivated enough to work on them persistently. With Pushstart, I really wanted to solve a problem. I used to think about it daily. It bugged me so much that I finally decided to build a solution. “Have a clear vision, trust yourself, and work hard; very hard.” There is no substitute for hard work. I have worked very hard to build and I am working hard every day to make it grow bigger. Pushstart Thanks a lot for reading! 🙂 Do join Pushstart: if you want to become part of the family <3 <3 https://www.pushstart.in/ Also, if you want to get interviewed, you can always reach out to me on . I would like to thank , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and many other for believing in me, my vision and keep Pushstart booming every single day.I would also like to thank , , , and for being an Inspiration to all young entrepreneurs like me.Special thanks to , , , and for helping me finish this blog successfully. 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Your headline is the first thing readers will see, and it's your chance to hook them in and encourage them to read on. attention-grabbing headline Make your content easy to read and understand. Use and break up large blocks of text with headings, bullet points, and images. simple, concise language Provide value to your readers. Your blog should to your target audience, whether it's practical advice, insights into your industry, or interesting information. offer something of value Keep your content relevant. on the latest trends and news in your industry, and be sure to share this information with your readers. Stay up-to-date Make your content . Use high-quality images, infographics, and other visual aids to help break up your text and keep your readers engaged. visually appealing Add a call to action. , whether to sign up for your email newsletter, download a free resource, or visit your website. Encourage your readers to take action Optimize your content for search engines. Use keywords and meta descriptions to results and reach a wider audience. help your content rank higher in search Edit and . Poor grammar and typos can detract from your brand and undermine the quality of your content. proofread your content By creating high-quality, relevant content, you can build an engaged audience for your business blog and drive results for your business. Whether you're sharing your thoughts on industry trends, offering practical advice, or simply telling stories, your blog is an opportunity to connect with your target audience and position your business as an expert in your field. 4. Utilize search engine optimization techniques. Search engine optimization, or SEO, is crucial for businesses looking to get the most out of their blog. Optimizing your content for search engines helps you increase your visibility, attract more visitors, and drive more traffic to your website. There are so many ways that you can use to rank higher on Google. Here are some tips for utilizing SEO techniques to maximize the impact of your business blog: : Research keywords relevant to your business and target audience. Use tools like Google Keyword Planner to determine which keywords are most likely to drive traffic to your website. Research keywords y: Incorporate your target keywords into your blog's headlines, subheadings, meta descriptions, and body text. But be sure to use them naturally and avoid keyword stuffing, which can harm your SEO. Use keywords strategicall : Search engines favor websites that provide valuable, relevant information to their users. So focus on creating high-quality content that provides value to your target audience and positions your business as an expert in your field. Create quality content Internal linking refers to links that connect one page on your website to another. It can help search engines understand your website and improves its ranking in search results. Use internal linking: : Social media can be a powerful tool for driving traffic to your website. Share your blog posts on social media platforms, and encourage your followers to share them with their networks. Utilize social media Use tools like Google Analytics to track your website's traffic and monitor the impact of your SEO efforts. It will help you identify what's working and what's not. You can later make adjustments. Monitor your results: 5. Promote your blog through multiple channels. Promoting your blog through multiple channels helps you reach a wider audience and drive traffic to your website. Leveraging different platforms and tactics can increase your reach and build a strong following. Here are some tips for promoting your blog through multiple channels: Share your blog posts on social media platforms, and encourage your followers to share them with their networks. Use platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram to reach your target audience and build relationships with potential customers. Utilize social media: Reach out to influencers in your industry and ask them to share your blog posts with their followers. It can help you reach a wider audience and gain exposure to new potential customers. Collaborate with influencers: Write guest posts for blogs in your industry. Include a link back to your blog. It can help you reach a new audience, build relationships with other bloggers, and increase your visibility online. Guest post on other blogs: Attend industry events/conferences and share your blog posts with attendees. It can help you build relationships with potential customers and reach a wider audience. Attend events and conferences: Use email marketing to promote your blog and reach your subscribers. Send regular newsletters featuring your latest blog posts, and encourage subscribers to share your content with their networks. Utilize email marketing: 6. Engage with your audience through comments and social media. Engaging with your audience helps you build a strong following for your blog. By responding to comments and interacting with your readers on social media, you can create a sense of community and foster deeper connections with your audience. Here are some tips for engaging with your audience: Respond to comments on your blog posts on time, and engage in meaningful conversations with your readers. It can help you build relationships with your audience and show them that you value their opinions. Respond to comments: Ask your readers for feedback on your blog posts and actively seek out their opinions. You will understand what your audience wants to see. Also, you can get ideas for new blog posts. Ask for feedback: : Interact with your followers on social media platforms, and share content that is relevant and interesting to them. It can help you build relationships and reach a wider audience through social media. Interact on social media Host webinars and Q&A sessions where your audience can ask questions and interact with you in real-time. You build deeper connections with your audience and provide value to them. Host webinars and Q&A sessions: Ask questions, create polls, and host contests. Your audience will come back for more. Encourage interaction: Conclusion Blogging is a powerful tool for businesses of all sizes, and with the right approach, it can be an effective way to drive growth and success. Whether you're looking to build brand awareness, generate leads, or connect with your audience on a deeper level, blogging is an effective way to achieve your goals. From defining your target audience to developing a content strategy and utilizing search engine optimization techniques, each step of the process is crucial in helping you achieve your desired results. In conclusion, blogging can be a powerful tool for businesses looking to grow and succeed. So why wait? Start blogging your way to the business boom today! Helpful tools to help your business boom: Use this tool for your social listening needs. Brand24 : : Yoast allows you to optimize your blog articles and website for search. Yoast SEO Check grammar and other things like tone, style, etc. : Grammarly Use this tool to find keywords for your blog. Google keyword planner: Use this to create graphics for your blog. Canva: Allows your users to subscribe to push notifications. It is easy to use. Best for creating a list. Subscribers: Find free stock [hotos and videos that you can use in your blog. : Pixabay Find more details about your audience using this tool. Google Analytics: If you use WordPress, this plugin can come in handy. It makes Google analytics simpler. 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The Nintendo DS is among the most historic of gaming devices. Not only is it , it’s also . Of course, even a popular device is only as good as the games you can find on it. To understand just how far this popularity went, let’s take a look back at the best Nintendo DS games of all time, based on sales. the best-selling Nintendo console to date the best-selling handheld console of all time The Top 10 Nintendo DS Games Ranked By Sales 10. Super Mario 64 DS 9. Animal Crossing: Wild World 8. Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver 7. Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day 6. Pokémon Black/White 5. Pokémon Diamond/Pearl 4. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day 3. Mario Kart DS 2. Nintendogs 1. New Super Mario Bros. 10. Super Mario 64 DS - 11.06 Million Copies Image via unofficial Mario wiki A remake of the original N64 title, Super Mario 64 DS added new features and new characters unique to the world of 3D Mario titles. Whether or not it’s better than the original is up for debate, but extra content on top of an already great Mario game was certain to get this game a spot in the top 10. 9. Animal Crossing: Wild World - 11.75 Million Copies Image via unofficial Animal Crossing wiki While it might only be the second game in the low-stakes life simulation series, Wild World was the first handheld release for Animal Crossing. The game’s style lends itself well to a handheld format, with players able to perform their daily tasks, put down the game, and immediately pick it up the next day. It also allowed players to visit each other’s towns over Wi-Fi, making for a fantastic mixture of fun and relaxation that - at the time - couldn’t be found anywhere else. 8. Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver - 12.72 Million Copies Image via NintendoLife Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver were the last remakes of retro Pokémon games before the series made its jump to 3D models. They included countless improvements and special gimmicks for players, including a handheld pokeball that counted steps and allowed you to catch Pokémon without even being near your DS. It’s no surprise these games ended up in the top 10 - it would be surprising if these games sell well. didn’t 7. Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day - 14.88 Million Copies Image via Amazon Perhaps one of the more odd entries on this list, Brain Age 2 is a sequel to the original edutainment title. It allows players to improve their thinking abilities through minigames and gamemodes. The original title shows up on this list as well, but the fact that its sequel ended up with such high numbers is a testament to the appeal of these games. 6. Pokémon Black/White: 15.64 Million Copies Image via Just Push Start As the introduction to the fifth generation of Pokémon games, these titles were truly incredible. Black and White brought an impressive amount of new Pokémon, amazing features like season changes and improved connectivity, and a deeper story than most games in the series cared to think about. What’s most surprising about these titles is that they didn’t manage to break the top 5...but it becomes less surprising when you see what beat them. 5. Pokémon Diamond/Pearl: 17.67 Million Copies Image via Dot Esports Rounding off the top half of the list is Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the first games in the series to feature online play and innovate on the base mechanics. Diamond and Pearl might not have as many brand-new qualities when compared to the other Pokémon games on this list, but it kicked off some of the biggest changes the series has ever seen. It truly deserves its spot in the top 5 DS games. 4. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day - 19.01 Million Copies Image via StrategyWiki To the surprise of perhaps everyone, the first Brain Age beats out all the other Pokémon titles. It’s a simple game featuring puzzles and minigames to - as the name implies - train your brain. But the mixture of education and fun is something that not very many games could achieve back then; with the wide age demographic this game targeted, it’s actually not surprising to see it so high on the list. 3. Mario Kart DS - 23.60 Million Copies Image via unofficial Mario wiki As with almost every major Nintendo console since the SNES, it was inevitable for a game like Mario Kart DS to arrive in players’ hands. And as the first Mario Kart game to feature online play, it was just as inevitable to see it in this list. Features such as download play and mission mode give this game even more of a unique identity; one that even recent Mario Kart titles fail to replicate. 2. Nintendogs - 23.96 Million Copies Image via Giant Bomb A cheap way to simulate the feeling of having a cute pet around, Nintendogs was sure to reach the hearts of players both young and old. It was sold as part of bundles with special Nintendo DS systems, so part of that success might simply be due to it being in a pretty neat package. But if you didn’t have the money or time to sink into a real-life animal, it was certainly a welcome alternative. 1. New Super Mario Bros. - 30.80 Million Copies Image via unofficial Mario wiki And the number 1 best Nintendo DS game, based on sales, is New Super Mario Bros.! As the first truly new 2D Mario title since the early 1990s, this game set a standard that the series would follow for years to come. With additional features such as fun minigames, a two-player battle mode, and brand-new foes to face, New Super Mario Bros. has truly earned its spot at the top. These are the best Nintendo DS games of all time, at least when it comes to their sales. There are still hundreds of fantastic DS games not covered by this list. Whether or not these games pique your interest, there’ll certainly be a great title on this classic system just waiting for you to play it. Reference: IR Information : Financial Data - Top Selling Title Sales Units - Nintendo DS Software

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This Slogging thread by and occurred in official , and has been edited for readability. Arthur Richard-Kubina hackernoon's #slogging channel Arthur Jan 4, 2021, 3:10 PM This thread is inspired by the latest video from MKBHD. What will be your advice to EV companies? richard-kubina Jan 4, 2021, 7:28 PM Please make your cars look like the classics.  I wanna drive an electric car that looks like: richard-kubina Jan 4, 2021, 7:30 PM can we also start using them new air-less tires from now on... that don't go flat? richard-kubina Jan 4, 2021, 7:34 PM can we also have manual transmission electric cars?  those are fun.  it's also nice to be able to push start your car when you battery dies. on that note please turn off my interior lights after like 15 minutes.  somehow my trunk was ajar in my garage (someone pressed the button on my fab?) my battery completely died because the light was running in the trunk there for no one at all :facepalm: Arthur Jan 4, 2021, 8:49 PM 👍 1 my thing will be simple: maybe it's time to not ignore or mock Tesla and start to collaborate? Arthur Jan 4, 2021, 8:50 PM because every time I open some news - I see how competitors of Tesla form a group, but always against it. Arthur Jan 5, 2021, 4:14 PM To Volkswagen: you are like a huge conglomerate. Please focus on huge-company-goals, ok? because doing refueling robots is good, but only for interns team... from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk_j1m7ck0c&feature=emb_title&ab_channel=VolkswagenNews https://tekdeeps.com/volkswagen-showed-a-mobile-refueling-robot-for-electric-vehicles/ Arthur Jan 5, 2021, 4:16 PM This type of "innovations" I want from big fish: https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hikvision-parking-robot richard-kubina Jan 5, 2021, 4:17 PM is VW still reeling from that emissions scandal? Looks like they are still under investigation! https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15339250/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-vw-diesel-emissions-scandal/ Arthur Jan 5, 2021, 4:18 PM They still paying. And need to do a lot of good things richard-kubina richard-kubina Jan 5, 2021, 4:18 PM :facepalm: 1 :hn: 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1MNEqCr748 Arthur Jan 5, 2021, 4:41 PM https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/dieselgate-timeline-car-emissions-fraud-scandal-germany Arthur Jan 6, 2021, 2:27 PM Here is an actual video from Marques: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJlA2J92Fw4&ab_channel=MarquesBrownlee Arthur Feb 2, 2021, 3:41 PM I also don't know why big investors investing in Tesla competitors. I mean Jeff Bezos's move to invest in Rivian that didn't ship a lot of cars to market looks strange. If he wants to balance his move - he still can make some good deal with Elon. Even if he wants to beat him in the space race. Or Boomers GM. Their managers failed so much because of collaboration with Nikola. Just another copy-cat that has so many videos on Youtube... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ejzJikeKGU&ab_channel=SolvingTheMoneyProblem Arthur Feb 2, 2021, 3:42 PM In the meantime here is how factory looks like in Germany: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9ZOfMi9wb4 Arthur Feb 2, 2021, 3:46 PM Another point: if you are a big gas car manufacturer and you don't want to distract your customers with electric cars - you still can invest in startups that working on hardware or software that can be used later in electric cars. you can try to attack the Indian market with electric scooters and get valuable knowledge of how to build batteries on a scale for example. Or like my friend from Malasia that doing autonomous delivery robots - booming market with a lot of possibilities to get acquired later by local Uber Eats. Arthur Feb 2, 2021, 3:49 PM A good collection of articles to read from our self-driving-tag https://hackernoon.com/can-you-react-faster-than-a-self-driving-car-on-5g-networks-2k5n328h https://hackernoon.com/modern-auto-technology-how-does-adaptive-cruise-control-work-ws4u21wj https://hackernoon.com/the-future-self-driving-cars-and-its-societal-impact-i86m31cc https://hackernoon.com/5-companies-developing-computer-vision-technology-in-2020-f24g349i https://hackernoon.com/self-driving-cars-what-will-happen-in-2020-pn1i364w

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