The Dott Model - talking European micromobility with co-founders Maxim Romain and Henri Moissinac

Oliver Bruce
Podcast
August 13, 2020

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This week Oliver interviews Henri Moissinac and Maxim Romain, co-foundersof Dott. Dott are interesting - they’ve done things differently since theylaunched, kept their head down and stayed relatively unknown in widermicromobility circles. That is until they won the tender for Paris and Lyonrecently, and asserted themselves as a player to really be taken seriouslyin the Pan-European micromobility landscape.In this interview they talk about:- The origins of Dott, and Roman and Henri’s history together at Ofo- The landscape to date for both funding and city tenders, and why Dott’sslow and steady approach has really helped them develop into a profitablebusiness.- Their plans for an Ebike, and how they’re thinking about hardware ingeneral- The importance of operational excellence, having internal employees andsystems for learning.- Why they have pursued a largely large-city-only approach- What factors contribute to successful city permits- Henri makes an impassioned argument for why Micromobility’s success isinevitable- Bonus - Henri talks about his experience at the Micromobility Conferencein Berlin and how it felt to him like the early days of mobile

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