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John Ziegler

Senior Operating Partner, Francisco Partners · 1 appearance on the record.

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He served as CEO of ParkMobile from 2015 to 2021, scaling the parking app to tens of millions of users and steering acquisitions by BMW and EasyPark Group. He later led the digital turnaround of Rent. as CEO before joining Francisco Partners to advise portfolio companies and serve on corporate boards.

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4 supported 0 partly supported 0 contradicted 5 not checkable as stated how the 9 claims stand · each chip opens the sources

9 assertions · 1 disclosure · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertions are the 9 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 4 are resolved, and 5 name no date, number or outcome precise enough to check. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

The record, in short

What the tape says about how John argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

Their most notable supported claim

Assertion Supported
ParkMobile is the only app offering on-street and off-street parking
“We have the only product in the market that enables consumers to park both on street and park off street with reservations.”
John Ziegler Feb 7, 2018 ▶ 11:49 928 1.5m Pay Their Parketing Meters Every Month Using This App

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Assertion Not checkable as stated
ParkMobile has 7.5 million total users and 1.5 million MAUs
“So right, right now we've got 7.5 million users. And we measure on average sort of a, you know, monthly user base. And so we'll, we'll have about a 1.5 million users using us at least each once a month.”
John Ziegler Feb 7, 2018 ▶ 4:17 928 1.5m Pay Their Parketing Meters Every Month Using This App
Assertion Not checkable as stated
ParkMobile generates well over $500,000 in monthly revenue
“You know, we don't disclose numbers, but well, well more than that.”
John Ziegler Feb 7, 2018 ▶ 6:19 928 1.5m Pay Their Parketing Meters Every Month Using This App
Assertion Supported
ParkMobile is the only app offering on-street and off-street parking
“We have the only product in the market that enables consumers to park both on street and park off street with reservations.”
John Ziegler Feb 7, 2018 ▶ 11:49 928 1.5m Pay Their Parketing Meters Every Month Using This App
Assertion Supported
ParkMobile Operates in Nearly 300 US Cities
“We're in over, we're in almost 300 cities in the US, including most all of the big ones.”
John Ziegler Feb 7, 2018 ▶ 2:02 928 1.5m Pay Their Parketing Meters Every Month Using This App
Assertion Supported
ParkMobile Charges a 30 to 45 Cent Convenience Fee per On-Street Transaction
“It typically is going to be between 30 cents and 45 cents depending on the city.”
John Ziegler Feb 7, 2018 ▶ 3:07 928 1.5m Pay Their Parketing Meters Every Month Using This App
Assertion Not checkable as stated
ParkMobile adds 250,000 app downloads or registrations monthly
“We had about 250,000 people download or register our app every month.”
John Ziegler Feb 7, 2018 ▶ 3:53 928 1.5m Pay Their Parketing Meters Every Month Using This App
Assertion Supported
ParkMobile covers 76% of top 50 US city populations
“Park Mobile has, if you look at population that's living in the top 50 cities in the U.S., we cover 76% of that population.”
John Ziegler Feb 7, 2018 ▶ 12:04 928 1.5m Pay Their Parketing Meters Every Month Using This App
Assertion Not checkable as stated
ParkMobile converts nearly 90% of app downloads to registrations
“We have nearly a 90% downloaded registration rate, which is pretty strong.”
John Ziegler Feb 7, 2018 ▶ 12:34 928 1.5m Pay Their Parketing Meters Every Month Using This App
Disclosure
ParkMobile has raised between $10M and $50M in venture capital
“Above ten million, below 50.”
John Ziegler Feb 7, 2018 ▶ 13:04 928 1.5m Pay Their Parketing Meters Every Month Using This App
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Twenty percent of ParkMobile users use the app while traveling
“The reason that we've been so successful winning is that we are now, we've been able to create a network of presence where 20% of our people use us as they travel.”
John Ziegler Feb 7, 2018 ▶ 13:31 928 1.5m Pay Their Parketing Meters Every Month Using This App

Appearances (1)

EpisodeDateSpeaking time
928 1.5m Pay Their Parketing Meters Every Month Using This App Feb 7, 2018 9m
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