This is a joke right? One of those "make fun of silly startup" kind of things?
I mean... I think it is. But Poe's Law is real and startups are absolutely insane so... please someone tell me this is a joke.
It has to be, right? I mean, moving about with a pogo stick is fucking dumb. Why would anyone do it?
I was in the beta test for cangoroo. I booked 30 minutes, planning on going 2km in the time. When I was near my destination my cangoroo tokens depleted and the locking mechanism engaged. This caused me to abruptly stop bouncing and fall down, breaking an arm and causing large concrete scrapes. A bystander called an ambulance. My health insurance company is currently engaged in a legal battle with cangoroo and it looks like that is going to cause a downround as investors are cooling. /s
Is it bad that I thought this was a completely valid experience until the end?
Great idea but I struggle to see how this business is financially viable on its own. I hope they are investing heavily in self-pogoing sticks. The r&d will be tough but they have first mover advantage until Uber and Waymo catch up.
This is obviously a joke, but even so, the site looks dead serious (except for the video which made me laugh with the gratuitous use of slow-motion). Usually those 'fake' startups have a we-are-only-being-sarcastic disclaimer somewhere, but couldn't find one here. At least, for their sake, I hope it's a joke.
"Founder" is actually head of a creative agency - so assume this is a viral spoof campaign :)
I'm just one point of view but I haven't seen a single pogo commuter in the 12 years I've lived in the Bay Area.
Looks like a company out of Sweden. Maybe pogo commuting is a big thing there.
I just got back from a week in Stockholm. Did not see any pogo commuters :P
I haven't seen a pogo stick since the 80's.
Best deadpan spoof I've seen in a decade probably. 10/10, A+.
This is made by a Swedish adver^H^H^H^H^H creative communications agency called ODD Company (https://oddcompany.se) who makes these kind viralbait product campaigns. Not sure if it is made for another client or just as a way to get som press for themselves but they mention Swedish payment solution provider Klarna a couple of times.
Same premise as the scooter, i.e. a company litters the sidewalks with dangerous toys and says "make sure you wear a helmet, have fun!", except pogo sticks are perhaps even more injury-prone.
It is indeed a serious Venture. For more info on our long-term plans and additional vehicles to add to our fleet, please get in touch at adam@cangoroo.tech
Happy weekend!
The only people who look cool on pogo sticks are the ones doing flips. Everyone else just looks like a complete dork.