I-El Pollo Loco ithe kuzoba yinkampani yokuqala yokupheka ezweni lonke ukuzama ukulethwa kwama-drone.
Ngomhlaka-24 kuNhlangulana, uchungechunge lwezindawo zokudlela zaseCosta Mesa, olwaziwa ngenkukhu yalo eyosiwe ngomlilo, luzohlola i-“Air Loco”, okuyisevisi yokulethwa kwezindiza ezingenamoya ezisebenzisa ama-drone kusukela ekhishini lendawo yokudlela kuya egcekeni lekhasimende.
Njengoba abantu abaningi be-oda ukudla ngesikhathi sobhubhane, izindawo zokudlela zifuna ezinye izindlela ezishibhile nezisebenza kahle zokuletha ukudla emakhaya amakhasimende. Ngo-2016, i-Amazon yayingenye yezinkampani zokuqala ukuxoxa ngokusetshenziswa kwama-autopilot ukuletha amaphakheji eminyango yamakhasimende ngemizuzu engama-30 noma ngaphansi. Kodwa i-Amazon Prime Air ayikaqali futhi isetshenziswa kabanzi.
Njengoba i-Federal Aviation Administration isanda kuvuma imithethonqubo yokuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zokulethwa kwabantu, kulindeleke ukuthi ama-drone amaningi andize esibhakabhakeni ukuzohlinzeka ngezindawo zokudlela nezinye izinhlobo zezinsizakalo zokulethwa.
Ku-El Pollo Loco, izinsizakalo zokulethwa sezibe yingxenye ebalulekile yebhizinisi layo ngesikhathi sobhubhane, okuwukwenyuka ngo-250% kunonyaka odlule, kuyilapho izinsizakalo ze-drone ziyindlela yokugwema izinsizakalo zokulethwa zendabuko njenge-Grubhub, i-Uber Eats, i-DoorDash, njll. Indlela yokukhokhisa imali yesevisi. Abanye bakhokhisa imali efinyelela ku-30% yezindleko zokuthengiselana. Lena futhi indlela yokuletha imikhiqizo eminingi ngokushesha futhi kulindeleke ukuthi ibe ngcono futhi ibe lula kumakhasimende.
U-Andy Rebhun, iphini likamongameli kanye nesigaba sedijithali se-El Pollo Loco, uthe: “Sifuna ukuhola ekuhlinzekeni ngolwazi olungasoze lwalibaleka kumakhasimende ethu ngendlela engabizi, ejabulisayo nethembekile engakaze izame uhlobo lwesitolo sokudlela ngaphambili.” Lesi sikhulu sisho kanjalo ku-imeyili.
Ezinye izindawo zokudlela zihlole ukulethwa kwezindiza ezingenazo izindiza ezindaweni ezikhethiwe zokulanda, njengezindawo zokupaka, lapho izimoto zokuletha zizolanda khona izinto endaweni yokulahla bese ziziletha emakhaya amakhasimende ukuze zifike endaweni yokugcina. URebhun uthe i-El Pollo Loco inethemba lokuthatha izinyathelo zokuletha izinto ngqo emagcekeni amakhasimende noma eminyango yangaphambili.
Uthe: “Ngikholwa ukuthi ukulethwa kwama-drone kungenye yezindlela ezizinzile nezingabizi kakhulu zokulethwa kokudla esikhathini esizayo.” “Ngikholwa ukuthi kuzoba nomodeli wokulethwa ohlukaniswe kabili esikhathini esizayo, futhi izinkampani zizokhetha indlela esebenza kahle kakhulu futhi enenzuzo enesilinganiso esiphezulu sokusebenza.”
I-El Pollo Loco isebenza ekuhlolweni kwendiza ne-Flytrex, inkampani entsha yama-drone eTel Aviv, ekhiqiza futhi isebenzisa ama-drone azimele andiza ngesivinini samamayela angu-32 ngehora futhi isebenzisa indlela yokukhulula izintambo ukwehlisa ukudla kancane kusuka kumamitha angu-80 e-Order.
I-drone esetshenziselwa le nsizakalo ifakwe nebhokisi lokulethwa elihleliwe eligcina i-oda liphelele, okusho ukuthi ikhasimende lizothola i-oda elihlanganiswe nephakheji entsha ekhethekile ye-El Pollo Loco - esetshenziselwa ukugcina ukudla kuningi - Ukulethwa kwesikhathi eside kufika ngokushesha kunokupakisha okuvamile.
URebhun uthe uma i-oda liphuma endaweni yokudlela, ukudla kuzolayishwa ku-drone ye-Air Loco, futhi uma isisuka, izophakama ibe ngamafidi angu-200 bese iqala ukundiza iye lapho iya khona. I-drone ingathwala ukudla okungafika kumakhilogremu angu-6.6. Uma ukudla sekuwile ocingweni olungamamitha angu-80 ubude, isikhwama sokulethwa esivaliwe esingaphazamiseki siyasuswa ku-crane futhi amakhasimende angalanda ukudla kwawo.
Le nkampani ithe i-El Pollo Loco izoqala amaphrojekthi okuhlola ezindaweni zokudlela eziyi-10, ezizokhethwa ezinsukwini ezingama-45 kuya kwezingama-60 ezizayo. Ngemva kokuthi ukuhlolwa sekuqediwe, ihlela ukukwandisa iye ezindaweni zokudlela ezingaphezu kuka-480 ngokusekelwe ekufuneni nasekuvunyelweni komthetho we-FAA. Le nkampani ithe phakathi nesikhathi sokuhlola, amanye amalungu e-Loco Rewards e-El Pollo Loco eNingizimu yeCalifornia azomangala ngenye yezindiza zokuqala.
Abahlaziyi babikezela ukuthi noma izindawo zokudlela zingavula kabusha izinsizakalo zazo zokupheka ezijwayelekile ezigcwele, uku-oda ku-inthanethi kuzoqhubeka nokukhula kulo nyaka. Imakethe yomhlaba wonke yokulethwa kokudla ku-inthanethi kulindeleke ukuthi ikhule kusukela ku-USD 115.07 billion ngo-2020 kuya ku-USD 126.91 billion ngo-2021.
Eminyakeni emihlanu edlule, uku-oda ukudla ku-inthanethi kanye nokulethwa kwezindawo zokudlela kukhule ngo-20%, futhi kulindeleke ukuthi kubize cishe u-40% wazo zonke izindawo zokudlela ezithengiswayo ngo-2025.
I-Flytrex ne-Walmart baqalise uhlelo lokuhlola eFayetteville, eNorth Carolina ukuze banikeze ukukhetha kokudla nezinto ezidingekayo zasekhaya. Iphinde inikeze iziphuzo nama-pastries e-Starbucks.
Ekuqaleni konyaka, iPizza Hut Israel yathi izothumela ama-drone ukuletha i-pizza. Kodwa inkampani yathi esikhundleni sokuletha ngqo ekhaya lekhasimende, i-drone izobeka i-oda endaweni yokufika evunyelwe nguhulumeni (njengendawo yokupaka), bese umshayeli eqeda ukuma kokugcina kokulethwa lapho.
UFrancesca Billington ungumlobi wezindaba ezijwayelekile ze-dot.LA. Useke wabika ezincwadini zendawo ze-KCRW, Santa Monica Daily kanye ne-New Jersey. Ngaphambi kokujoyina i-dot.LA, wasebenza njengomcwaningi wezokuxhumana e-Environmental Science Research Center eSri Lanka. Waphothula ePrinceton ngo-2019 eneziqu ze-anthropology.
UDaria Shapovalova noNatalia Modenova bafuna ukukuthengisela izingubo, kodwa hhayi lezo ezilenga ekhabetheni lakho.
Izingubo zabo eziku-inthanethi zingalungiswa ngokuvumelana neposi lakho elilandelayo le-Instagram, okwenza abalandeli bacabange ukuthi usebenzise izinkulungwane zamaRandi engutsheni eklanywe ngumshana ka-Alexander McQueen.
Inkampani yabo entsha yemfashini yedijithali eseLos Angeles, i-DressX, yakha umtapo wezincwadi wezingubo zokugqoka eziklanywe ngabaklami, ama-sweatshirts kanye nama-wallet ashibhile kakhulu kunezangempela. Futhi, bathi, azikho izindleko zemvelo zokukhiqiza, ezokuthutha kanye nemfucuza.
UShopovalova, umsunguli we-DressX, uthe: “Lokhu kungokwabadali bokuqukethwe abangafuni ukuchitha imali eningi ezingutsheni.” “Bangasebenzisa ikhamera ukuthwebula amavidiyo aqoshiwe ngaphambilini e-Story kanye ne-TikTok.”
Ngemva kokupheqa ikhasi lezingubo, amakhasimende angahlola ngekhadi lesikweletu, alayishe isithombe sawo, futhi enze noma yiziphi izicelo ezikhethekile.
Ngemuva kwalokho, ithimba le-DressX laqala umsebenzi wokufaka izingubo zedijithali esithombeni sekhasimende. Ngolunye usuku kamuva, isithombe sokugcina sithunyelwa kumsebenzisi nge-imeyili kanye namafayela ephrojekthi.
Uma uhlelo lokusebenza lweselula lwenkampani entsha seluqalile ukusebenza ngasekupheleni kwale nyanga, abasebenzisi bangakhokha imali yokubhalisa yanyanga zonke ukuze bafinyelele izinto ezithile zokugqoka njengezihlungi ze-augmented reality. Cabanga ngakho njengesihlungi se-Snapchat esisemfashinini futhi esinesitayela, lapho abadali bokuqukethwe bangathwebula khona amavidiyo e-YouTube noma izindaba ze-Instagram ngenkathi begqoke izingubo ezibonakalayo.
NgoLwesibili, iDresx iqede umjikelezo wemali oyizigidi ezimbili zamaRandi ukuze yethule ipulatifomu futhi isungule imakethe yayo ye-NFT.
Ngaphambi kwe-COVID-19, ithimba labaphathi be-DressX lavula indawo yokubonisa evulekayo ebizwa ngokuthi i-More Dash eLos Angeles, lapho amakhasimende angagqoka khona izingubo eziqashiwe ukuze aqophe okuqukethwe kwedijithali. Bashintshela kwi-inthanethi ngo-Agasti ngonyaka odlule futhi baqala ukumaketha kubathengi beminyaka yobudala kanye ne-Gen Z ukuze bamelane nemboni yemfashini esheshayo.
“Ake ucabange ukuthi uneminyaka eyi-15 ubudala futhi awunayo imali eyanele yokuthenga izingubo ozifunayo,” kusho uShopovalova. “Ngemfashini yedijithali, ungagqoka cishe noma yini.”
Le nkampani manje ibala izingubo nezesekeli zabaklami bemfashini be-3D nabangokwesiko abangaphezu kwe-100, okuhlanganisa i-Ukraine Paska kanye nomkhiqizo wezicathulo iBuffalo London. U-12% kuya ku-30% wokuthengiswa ngakunye kuzobuyiselwa kumklami, ngaphandle kwezingubo ze-DressX eziklanywe ngaphakathi.
Kukhona ihembe elino-$25 eliphrintiwe ngemidwebo kaPaul Cezanne kanye nengubo yokugqoka enemibala ehlukahlukene engu-$100, ehlelwe ngobuchwepheshe be-Google. Ngo-Ephreli walo nyaka, i-DressX yabamba umbukiso wemfashini ku-inthanethi nomshana womklami u-Alexander McQueen uGary James McQueen, owayethengisa izingubo ngedijithali kuphela.
“Lokhu kwephula imingcele yemboni yemfashini ekhona,” kusho uShapovalova, owayengumsakazi wethelevishini yemfashini owasiza ekuqaliseni i-Ukrainian Fashion Week.
Ngonyaka ozayo, uthe umgomo wenkampani ukwethula izici ezintsha ezizovumela abasebenzisi ukuthi bagqoke izingubo ze-DressX ku-Zoom noma ku-Google Meet.
Umjikelezo wokuthola imali ubuholwa yi-Artemis Fund kanye ne-Alpha Edison. Le nkampani ithe uxhaso olwengeziwe luvela ku-Unlock Venture Partners, One Way Ventures, Signal Peak Ventures, TLF Ventures, Startup Mavericks kanye nabatshalizimali bezingelosi abavela embonini yemfashini, ubuchwepheshe kanye ne-blockchain.
UFrancesca Billington ungumlobi wezindaba ezijwayelekile ze-dot.LA. Useke wabika ezincwadini zendawo ze-KCRW, Santa Monica Daily kanye ne-New Jersey. Ngaphambi kokujoyina i-dot.LA, wasebenza njengomcwaningi wezokuxhumana e-Environmental Science Research Center eSri Lanka. Waphothula ePrinceton ngo-2019 eneziqu ze-anthropology.
USam unesibopho esikhulu sebhizinisi lezokuzijabulisa nezindaba le-dot.LA. Ngaphambilini, wayenguMarjorie Deane Fellow we-The Economist, ebhalela izingxenye zezentengiselwano nezezimali zohlelo oluphrintiwe. Usebenze nase-XPRIZE Foundation, i-US Government Accountability Office, i-KCRW, kanye ne-MLB Advanced Media (manje eyisevisi yokusakaza ye-Disney). Uneziqu ze-MBA ezivela e-University of California, eLos Angeles, e-Anderson, i-MPP evela e-University of California, eLos Angeles, eRuskin, kanye ne-Bachelor of History evela e-University of Michigan. Mthumelele i-imeyili samblake@dot.LA bese umthola ku-Twitter @hisamblake
Naphezu kokuncintisana okwandayo empini yokusakaza, abahlaziyi beBank of America bathi ngoLwesibili bakholelwa ukuthi iNetflix iseyinkosi yokuqukethwe futhi balindele ukuthi ngalesi sikhathi ngonyaka ozayo, intengo yesabelo senkampani iLos Gatos izokhuphukela ku-$680 ngesabelo ngasinye.
Impi yemidiya yokusakaza ibhekene nokuhlanganiswa okukhulu. Ngemuva kokuhlanganiswa okukhulu phakathi kweWarnerMedia neDiscovery, esebenza nge-HBO Max, i-Amazon ichithe ingxenye yesibili kaMeyi ukuthola i-MGM. Zombili lezi zivumelwano zisadinga imvume yomthetho.
Ukuze bahambisane nesivinini, abahlaziyi beBhange laseMelika bathi embikweni wocwaningo basola ukuthi iNetflix inaka amalungelo e-franchise kanye namanye amalungelo empahla yobuhlakani, angasetshenziswa kumamuvi amasha nemibukiso ukusekela ukukhetha kwayo. Lokhu kuphambene nendlela eyathathwa yi-Amazon ephikisana nayo lapho ichitha amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-8.45 ukuhlanganisa i-MGM Studios ukuze ithole okuqukethwe komtapo wolwazi kusuka kusitudiyo esidumile saseHollywood.
I-Netflix ibilokhu igxile kakhulu emkhakheni wezohwebo nge-inthanethi, ihlose ukuthola izinzuzo ngaphezu kwezinye iziteshi zokusakaza, kodwa abahlaziyi abahlabeke umxhwele.
Kule ntwasahlobo, iNetflix ivule isitolo esisha esiku-inthanethi esithengisa izingubo nonodoli bezenzo kanye neminye imishini ehlobene nokunye kokuqukethwe kwayo. Ngokusho kweThe Information, inkampani enkulu yokusakaza kubikwa ukuthi ifuna ukuqasha abaphathi bemidlalo. Kodwa abahlaziyi bathi akukho neyodwa yalezi zinyathelo ezimbili ezobanika ithuba.
Muva nje iNetflix imemezele ukubambisana kweminyaka eminingi nesitudiyo sokukhiqiza sikaSteven Spielberg i-Amblin Partners, esizokhipha ama-movie amasha amaningana minyaka yonke. Abahlaziyi bajabulele lesi sivumelwano, bethi “sisizile” ukusekela isiteshi sama-movie seNetflix. Baphinde babiza isizini yesibili ye-“Lupin” (eyaqala ngoJuni), “Bridgetown” kanye ne-“Witcher” (eyaqala kamuva kulo nyaka) njengokuqukethwe okubaluleke kakhulu kweNetflix okwamanje.
Esikhathini esizayo, abahlaziyi banaka imiphumela engaba khona yohlelo lukahulumeni waseBrithani lokulawula izinsizakalo zemidiya yokusakaza zaseMelika. Akukacaci okwamanje ukuthi yiziphi izinguquko ezizokwenziwa, kodwa abahlaziyi bagcizelele ukuthi uNgqongqoshe Wezamasiko wase-United Kingdom ukhathazekile ngokuthi abanye ababukeli bangase babheke idrama ethandwayo ethi “The Crown” njengento engeyona indaba eqanjiwe. Uhlelo lukahulumeni luzomenyezelwa kamuva kuleli sonto.
USam unesibopho esikhulu sebhizinisi lezokuzijabulisa nezindaba le-dot.LA. Ngaphambilini, wayenguMarjorie Deane Fellow we-The Economist, ebhalela izingxenye zezentengiselwano nezezimali zohlelo oluphrintiwe. Usebenze nase-XPRIZE Foundation, i-US Government Accountability Office, i-KCRW, kanye ne-MLB Advanced Media (manje eyisevisi yokusakaza ye-Disney). Uneziqu ze-MBA ezivela e-University of California, eLos Angeles, e-Anderson, i-MPP evela e-University of California, eLos Angeles, eRuskin, kanye ne-Bachelor of History evela e-University of Michigan. Mthumelele i-imeyili samblake@dot.LA bese umthola ku-Twitter @hisamblake
USam unesibopho esikhulu sebhizinisi lezokuzijabulisa nezindaba le-dot.LA. Ngaphambilini, wayenguMarjorie Deane Fellow we-The Economist, ebhalela izingxenye zezentengiselwano nezezimali zohlelo oluphrintiwe. Usebenze nase-XPRIZE Foundation, i-US Government Accountability Office, i-KCRW, kanye ne-MLB Advanced Media (manje eyisevisi yokusakaza ye-Disney). Uneziqu ze-MBA ezivela e-University of California, eLos Angeles, e-Anderson, i-MPP evela e-University of California, eLos Angeles, eRuskin, kanye ne-Bachelor of History evela e-University of Michigan. Mthumelele i-imeyili samblake@dot.LA bese umthola ku-Twitter @hisamblake
Ngokuvamile, ukutshalwa kwezimali kwangaphambi kwe-IPO kugcinelwe abatshalizimali abayizingelosi abacebile kanye nabatshalizimali bezikhungo, abangakwazi ukukhipha imali uma inkampani isivele isunguliwe.
Kodwa uTodd Goldberg noDarren Marble, iqembu elisemuva kochungechunge olufana neShark Tank oluthi “Coming to Market”, banecebo lokulinganisa umncintiswano.
Njengoba nje iRobinhood yandisa amathuba okuba abatshalizimali bezitolo bangene eWall Street, iMarble and Goldberg babize lolu hlu ngokuthi “iRobinhood of Angel Investment.”
Njengoba abasunguli besebenza kanzima ukuthola i-IPO engaba khona kwi-Nasdaq Stock Exchange, lolu chungechunge luzonikeza ababukeli ithuba lokutshala imali kwenye yezinkampani ezinhlanu ezintsha abazilandelayo.
UGoldberg noMarble bangabaqondisi-Jikelele beCrush Capital, inkampani yokutshala imali eseBeverly Hills. Lo mbukiso uzosakazwa ku-Entrepreneur.com kule ntwasahlobo.
Lokho abakushoyo kubatshalizimali ukuthi i-Crush ivumela ukuvakasha kwe-IPO ukuthi kube yintando yeningi. Abatshalizimali babonakala bekuthenga: I-Crush Capital iqoqe amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-2.75 emzuliswaneni wesibili wokuxhaswa ngezimali, oholwa yi-AYA Capital Holdings, kulandelwe yi-Zilliqa Capital. Ukwenyuka kwamaholo kwakamuva kuletha inani eliphelele kumaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-6.
“Into eyodwa exhumanisa abantu abanquma ukutshala imali, kungaba semzuliswaneni wembewu noma kulo mzuliswano, ukuthi bathola ukutshalwa kwezimali ngokushesha,” kusho uGoldberg.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Julayi-07-2021