Quote of the day by venture capitalist John Doerr on the Segway: 'It'll be bigger than the internet' — a wild miscalculation about the future of mobility
Invented by Dean Kamen, it was once considered the future of how people would move around towns and cities – and it had plenty of huge supporters. Read the full series here.This statement was initially disclosed when a copy of a book proposal by journalist Steve Kemper was leaked to the media and published on the online tech magazine Inside.com. This was the Segway – and, well, we all know how that story ended.Wheels of timeSome predicted at the time that cities would be redesigned around the Segway – but the product sold less than 150,000 units before production was shuttered.
- ▪Invented by Dean Kamen, it was once considered the future of how people would move around towns and cities – and it had plenty of huge supporters.
- ▪Read the full series here.This statement was initially disclosed when a copy of a book proposal by journalist Steve Kemper was leaked to the media and published on the online tech magazine Inside.com.
- ▪This was the Segway – and, well, we all know how that story ended.Wheels of timeSome predicted at the time that cities would be redesigned around the Segway – but the product sold less than 150,000 units before production was shuttered.
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Pro Quote of the day by venture capitalist John Doerr on the Segway: 'It'll be bigger than the internet' — a wild miscalculation about the future of mobility Opinion By Keumars Afifi-Sabet Published 9 August 2026 Dozens of projects throughout history have suffered from unnecessary hype before failing to capture public attention When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Maxmann via Pixabay) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The world is full of weird and wonderful inventions that never really took off, with the Segway perhaps one of the most…
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