Company

Bird

99 mentions in 49 episodes

The e-scooter rental company the hosts say filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Mentions

630: Roast Beast

  • 33:26

    E-scooter rental company Bird has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

  • 33:45

    Existing lenders have agreed to purchase the assets

575: Regretted Attrition

  • 11:13

    they're getting out of Germany, Sweden, Norway, and several dozen U.S. markets

532: Crypt Bros

  • 6:06

    companies like Bird and Lime to operate shared scooter rentals

434: Apex Moron

  • 46:00

    “Inside the electric scooter startup with big workplace problems.”

  • 47:51

    “Go read this article if you want to get some insight into what Bird is really like.”

428: Fundamentally Useless

  • 33:30

    when bird laid off all of their employees

  • 35:01

    we've never liked bird from the get

427: What’s a Hug?

  • 26:34

    Bird has laid off about 30% of its employees

  • 27:43

    they have both suspended their respective services in response to the pandemic

419: I’ll Drink to That

  • 11:37

    Santa Monica here was ground zero of Bird just dumping their crap everywhere

404: Ketosis Not Cirrhosis

  • 44:34

    where all the Bird scooters are going

  • 45:29

    now they have the Bird 1

385: Pump Up the TikTok

  • 49:45

    A private security researcher that reviewed the Bird Scooter mobile application.

  • 50:15

    He sent this to Bird, he made them aware of the issues found on October 2nd.

364: I Want My 2 Dollars

  • 8:28

    Bird, the Santa Monica-based company behind Bird Scooters, reported significant financial losses

  • 9:05

    they're also looking to raise funds by selling a $1,300 device for personal use

361: Thumbsy Uppies

  • 44:11

    Hundreds of electric scooters that were impounded by the city last year are now up for grabs. They're all from Bird

351: Let Them Poke Cake

  • 8:31

    Bird is now adding mopeds.

  • 8:48

    users of the Bird app will now be able to rent time on the Cruiser

344: Dorf on Glue

  • 1:03:12

    Some guy picked up a bird

  • 1:03:46

    Bird’s selling their scooters directly to consumers now.

336: You'll Get Used to It

  • 2:42

    it authorizes Bird, Lime, Lift, and Jump

  • 4:27

    they're getting sued by Bird and Lime

  • 4:47

    Scooter removal has 2,500 Bird scooters locked away

334: Shrodinger's Cancer

  • 28:13

    He's also suing Bird

  • 28:52

    He's blaming Bird for not establishing geofences for speed on the boardwalk

312: Red Hot Chili Tomatoes

  • 13:07

    Bird sent a cease and desist letter to Cory Doctorow

  • 14:00

    Bird has apologized.

307: Alexa, I’m Leaving

  • 25:15

    Bird, again. They have a new service called Bird Platform

306: VanderZanden Event Horizon

  • 20:49

    14 months, 120 cities, $2 billion. There's never been a company like Bird.

  • 22:34

    talking about why these scooters are horrible

305: Stay Classy

  • 28:35

    a little bit of follow-up, sort of, about Bird Scooters

  • 28:57

    what should companies like Bird and Lime do to stop them?

297: Double Rage Latte

  • 16:17

    Bird wants people to report poorly parked scooters.