MagicBus

Direct commuter shuttles between cities and suburbs

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Direct commuter shuttles between cities and suburbs

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MagicBus

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MagicBus runs shuttles that transport commuters between cities and suburbs. We accomplish this by letting riders book ahead of time, and creating routes on-the-fly in response to demand. This allows us to provide direct routes for employees with long commutes who would otherwise drive to work. We built this product from the ground up. Our MVP was us driving, coordinating via text messages with our earliest customers, and taking them to work from Palo Alto to San Francisco, etc. We’d be happy to answer your questions!

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10yr ago

Bonsai

@raywu Happy user & huge fan of MagicBus here. Congrats on the launch!

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10yr ago

MagicBus

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@matttbrown thanks Matt!

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10yr ago

Bubble Pop

@matttbrown @raywu is there a stop from the mission to palo alto?

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10yr ago

Hi! Great app. Do you also provide SMS notifications to enable communication between the drivers and passengers?

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10yr ago

MagicBus

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@farah_berahman Yep Farah, we do! We notify you 10 minutes before the car arrives (adjusted by traffic) to make sure you have enough time to get to the pickup location

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10yr ago

Startup School

I love magicbus. I use it every day to commute from SF to Mountain View and it's by far the best option. Faster than caltrain/public transportation, much cheaper than Uber, and more efficient than driving. It's basically the Google shuttle for everyone else.

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10yr ago

@snowmaker how much, for your daily commute?

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10yr ago

Startup School

@mjmcclain $14 each way. Much cheaper than what I was doing earlier - Caltrain + Uber - and faster too.

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10yr ago

Great team and service. Making a big difference for silicon valley commuters. I'm a proud investor.

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10yr ago

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Hunter

MagicBus is a commuter shuttle that goes between cities and suburbs. I really wish this had existed when I had to commute from San Francisco to San Jose every day. You book the shuttle with the MagicBus app, choose when you want it to arrive, and they pick you up near your home. At scale, MagicBus could also help relieve the traffic congestion problem in the Bay Area (and in any major metropolitan area). They're part of the Winter 2016 batch of Y Combinator.

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10yr ago

Been a customer since they were coordinating via texts. Dedication to the best user experience and attention to details are prominent. I still enjoy every moment of it. Congrats Magicbus team!

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10yr ago

MagicBus

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@shinyoung_park Thank you, Shinyoung!

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10yr ago

Rocket Money

I've been riding Magic Bus from SF to Mountain View for a while now. They run a pretty solid operation. No frills, just a reliable way to get you where you need to go. Well.. I guess the Wifi could be considered a frill Definitely beats the uber -> caltrain -> uber -> uber -> caltrain -> uber round-trip

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10yr ago

MagicBus

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@idris love this "Definitely beats the uber -> caltrain -> uber -> uber -> caltrain -> uber round-trip"

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10yr ago

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