Kamal Hassan

Ex-CEO of Skymeter (2006-2011). Passionate entrepreneur who wanted to transform driving/parking to help drivers and the environment. Now @KamalVC @VentureLynx.

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In hiring look for Integrity > Motivation > Capacity > Understanding > Knowledge > Experience http://t.co/Wo1mS7Pwa5

[Kamal Hassan @KHskymeter]

Big news out of Founder Institute: they are launching a venture fund: #expansiveVC @founding

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#Hertz sucks. First they buy Thrifty. Then they make sure Thrifty customers get no cars. Waiting 90 mins. Cars diverted to Hertz instead.

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#Roadpricing gathering interest on Quora as 'a policy that would improve millions of lives that people still oppose' http://t.co/53fXaiNzLS

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@KHskymeter That Wharton study should have been tagged with #congestionpricing. http://t.co/Hq6QI12e6o …

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@elonmusk You've got great ideas, except for Double Decker Highway, which is a waste. Solving congestion is much easier: #congestionpricing

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Great little study by Wharton: building roads or transit does nothing for traffic. Only #congestioncharging works. http://t.co/Hq6QI12e6o

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Like the idea of free public transit and paid public roads? Sign this Avaaz petition online: http://t.co/S6iJCHY7 #roadpricing #trafficjam

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Zipcar bought by Avis makes so much sense: it's just a new model of car renting. Next, Tesla should sell to Porsche/VW.

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I am no longer associated with Skymeter in any way: my shares and debt were washed out in the recent refinancing - along with most others.

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Now the UK is doing truck tolling - with a flat daily fee. http://t.co/e2esFw5f

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I'm working to pull together a parking fund right now: to run parking profesisonally. Not running it, just a catalyst to help it occur.

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Todd Litman continues to provide the gold standard in transport policy newsletters: http://t.co/9v265zi8. Spring edition just out.

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Road finance IS inequitable today, so the question is how does road pricing change the equity picture? Paraphrased from http://t.co/ZgpftblR

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Stockholm's congestion charge now has 67% popular support, rising to 82% if funds were all used for public transit. http://t.co/qgW646OD

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Here's a TED-style talk I gave in Singapore on ending traffic jams and cutting emissions http://t.co/dZLjW2yc

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I've started a new Twitter account @KamalVC to post all my thinking on entrepreneurship, to keep this account pure to transportation policy.

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@MayorGregor You can only get a clean, efficient Vancouver by looking into road pricing. The first six months of a mandate is your window.

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Talking at INSEAD about an expensive, life-shortening, environmental nightmare ... which is highly useful, and done inefficiently: driving.

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University of Ohio's parking services are worth $375 million ... with price controls in place. Lots of hidden value on balance sheets!