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    Ezra Goldman

    Ezra Goldman

    MCP, @mit & PhD dropout. Co-founded a bikeshare in 1999. Built shared EV scooter at MIT Media Lab/Piaggio in 2006. Managed a startup in Copenhagen. Polyglot.

    CEO San Francisco Massachusetts Institu...
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    Experience
    piipl
    piipl
    Founder, CEO (Managing Director)
    Jump Associates
    Jump Associates
    Consultant
    Internet of Things strategy for a Fortune100 tech company. In 2007.
    Stanford University
    Stanford University
    Mentor
    Helping d.School students develop a solution for electric vehicle range anxiety for a major Tier 1 supplier.
    Plug and Play Insurance
    Plug and Play Insurance
    Employee
    Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design
    Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design
    Consultant
    Developing services to address obesity for a major Scandinavian Pharmaceuticals company.
    Upshift
    Upshift
    Founder, cofounder & CEO 2012 - Present (almost 14 years)
    Founder
    Upshift, piipl
    Employee
    Stanford University, Plug and Play Insurance, Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design, Jump Associates
    Investor
     
    Incubator
     
    Advisor
     
    Attorney
     
    Board Member
     
    Mentor
     
    Member
     
    Acquired
     
     
    Projects
    Bikeshare
    Co-founder · Co-founded a campus bikeshare service which was consistently voted #1 campus organization with a cult following and the most funding of… · More any organization. Still operational.
    Shared folding electric scooter design
    Business model innovation · Worked on a team that designed a shared use, folding electric scooter with a major global scooter manufacturer.
    Ryan Chin
    With Ryan Chin
    Rideshare service
    Uber-like service concept based on interviews with taxi drivers. Did not execute due to job offer in Copenhagen to reform the Danish welfare state.
    Peer-to-peer carshare 
    Built a team and developed a business plan for a P2P carshare service. Never executed due to PhD offer in Copenhagen.
    Same day bicycle delivery service
    Developed a concept for a same-day shipping bicycle logistics company for SMBs.
    Multi-modal trip planner app
    Find the cheapest, fastest way to get to your destination
    Developed a prototype trip planner app showing the easiest, fastest, and cheapest way to get from A to B.
    Dan Byler
    With Dan Byler
     
    Education
     
    About
    Achievements

    Hitchhiked across Europe in 1997
    Avoided Tibetan prison by convincing police I was Chinese
    Hacked free plane tix to keep up 3 year transcontinental relationship
    Traveled through 5 countries with no passport in 2011, including US

    Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
    Skills
    Transportation Mobile User Experience Design Sustainability Travel Travel Technology Entrepreneurship
    Locations
    San Francisco
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