And there stood two white gentlemen that I had never seen before. I cut the lawn mower off, and I said, can I help you? One of the gentleman said, yes, we are detectives from Birmingham Police Department.
it was actually excuse me an electric vehicle and and it pulled a trailer with a Honda lawn lawn mower engine in it and when the batteries would get low the lawnmower engine would come off and it would charge up the batteries and they drove it across countries and you know
So reaching out to Arno and hearing his voice, and just the first time talking, we decided to sit down and then really just conversate, This results in him having the lawn mower in pieces on the living room carpet in the middle of winter, much to his mother's horror.
industry during the '50's. Because at the end of the day, what is unique about computer technology? Any technology before computers had its own Talis, its own purpose. So you design and build a lawn mower and you use it to mow lawns. A hammer hammers nails. A computer can become whatever you want it to become; and I think its epitomized best by Smart Phones. Now, this one is manufactured by another company that will remain nameless.
And she came up to me, she told me, "Governor," she said. "Thank you for that Jesse check." I said, "You're welcome, ma'am." She said, "You know what I did with it?" I said, "What?" She said, "I needed a new lawn mower . And I went down and bought it and I named my lawn mower Jesse." And I was very flattered over that, this elderly woman who wanted a new powered lawn mower for her backyard. 'Cause contrary to LA, we in Minnesota do have backyards. They have
He created what's called the Vietnamese Refugee Association, and it was him trying to find a way to help the new people get-- Oh, that's really-- that our neighbor's running their lawn mower right now. Yeah, what he was doing was trying to help new displaced refugees adjust to their new homeland.
And the steel sails just effortlessly accumulated greater speed. And in a sense, I had created an upended lawn mower , that was kind of thumping with an increasing rhythm. And at first, the frame was vibrating and then the whole picnic table started vibrating.
She said, "I needed a new lawn mower . And I went down and bought it and I named my lawn mower Jesse." And I was very flattered over that, this elderly woman who wanted a new powered lawn mower for her backyard. 'Cause contrary to LA, we in Minnesota do have backyards. They have grass and trees, too. I gotta dig California occasionally. So that was what really inspired
She only has to pay a hundred for it. So she gets a hundred dollars in net benefits. The problem is that, when Pink starts using the lawn mower that was just sitting in Orange's garage, all right? -- you get a little bit of air pollution in the town. And again, this is a made-up economics model, right?
They've got 88,000 fans. So, they've entered into the space. And it's not the sexiest product. They sell lawn mowers , and also, they sell heavy machinery -- more of a B to B company. That's one of the top questions I get too is, "Is it just a B to C play?" And really, on the B to B side, it's actually more important. Because, in B to B plays, there's usually
And she gave me that look that only she could give me, and she finally said, boy, you better get out there and cut grass. And I goes outside, and I fire up the lawn mower . And 25 minutes into cutting the grass, I just happened to look up.
So now, we're going to see some trades. So first, Orange is going to sell a lawnmower -- let's say -- to Pink. All right? They both get a hundred dollars in value from the trade. Orange sells the lawnmower for a hundred dollars that was just sitting in her garage. Pink values the lawn mower at $200. She only has to pay a hundred for it. So she gets a hundred dollars in net benefits.