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1999-2020

Segway

Revolutionary personal transport

👑 Hubris⚖️ Regulation

Valuation at Death

Acquired for pennies

Money Burned

$100M+

Body Count

Unknown

Lifespan

7665 days (21 years)

☠️ Official Cause of Death

Cities have stairs

Predicted to be bigger than the internet. Killed by sidewalk regulations

Epitaph

It was supposed to change cities

Cities changed the rules instead

💡 The Lesson

Revolutionary ≠ Practical

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I Was There Too

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