Micromobility

Today on the show, Oliver interviews Puneeth Meruva, Associate at Trucks VC about their latest report: The Three Axes of Micromobility: Supply Chains, Distribution and Maintenance about the often unseen world of getting Micromobility into the hands of consumers. This is a topic that hasn’t received much coverage to date, so it was a fascinating conversation fully of nitty-gritty and relatively technical details about the opportunities for development and investment in the micromobility ecosystem. Specifically they dig into: - a recap of Trucks VC, their thesis and other portfolio companies in the Micromobility space - Puneeths background and how he got there  - what the research was about, and why Trucks undertook it - key findings in the fields of components, distribution, maintenance etc - Whether timelines for new product development are getting shorter vs longer and why - Who the interesting businesses are in the distribution and maintenance space - future opportunities in design and tech both in vehic