BGBS 006: Ryan Evans | Inboard Technology | Stoked! From Kitebro to Electric Vehicle CEO

2018-10-17

BGBS Episode 006: Stoked! From Kitebro to Electric Vehicle CEODynamic, charismatic, intelligent, passionate, storyteller, athlete, leader, and futurist are words that describe Ryan Evans of Inboard Technology. It’s a transportation company that strives to have fewer cars on the road and replace them with short-range, electric vehicles. Ryan and his partner, Theo, are two passionate action sports athletes looking to redefine electric vehicles and urban transportation by offering an e-transportation suite of innovative, safe, and f...

BGBS Episode 006: Stoked! From Kitebro to Electric Vehicle CEO

Dynamic, charismatic, intelligent, passionate, storyteller, athlete, leader, and futurist are words that describe Ryan Evans of Inboard Technology. It’s a transportation company that strives to have fewer cars on the road and replace them with short-range, electric vehicles. Ryan and his partner, Theo, are two passionate action sports athletes looking to redefine electric vehicles and urban transportation by offering an e-transportation suite of innovative, safe, and fun vehicles.

You’ll Learn…

Marc’s first memory of Ryan: Kiteboarding in the middle of the Pamlico Sound where it’s raining and windy; Ryan is screaming, “Yeah… Gutmaaaaan!”
As a kid, if Ryan had a robot that broke, he would open it and find the electronics; Theo would open it, figure out how it worked, rebuild it, and make it better
Theo was an early influence on Ryan; support from mentors and others made a difference in Ryan’s pursuit
Most entrepreneurs don’t realize how complex and challenging something will be; you need to have drive and passion because you can’t fake it
How Inbound went from being in a dusty garage to actual office space with carpeting and adding locations in Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles
A consistent feeling of being overwhelmed and not knowing what he was doing made Ryan realize that he needed to embrace opportunities and risks to grow
Inboard’s future involves making its products better, beautiful, safer, and easy to use to empower riders
Concept of Freedom: Ryan has always had a thirst for living life to its fullest
Create value in this world by improving the lives of the people around you; have a vision to build a community, inspire people, be a leader, and have fun

Resources

Inboard Technology

Kickstarter

Pure Action Sports Best Kiteboarding

Zero Motorcycles

Toby Corey

Elon Musk Biography

Quotes:

“You just knew he was destined for bigger things.” – Marc Gutman

“Naivete. We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into.” – Ryan Evans

“I think for a lot of entrepreneurs, you don’t have any idea how complex, how challenging it’s going to be. You’ve got to have that drive and that passion.” – Ryan Evans

“Our goal was…we want to give this freedom to everybody. That was always in our DNA.” – Ryan Evans

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