Czech businessman wants to revolutionize trains in the USA.

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Displacing a state-run monopoly on anything, much less public transportation, is disruptive enough. But Novotný's Leo Express is disruptive in the technological, connectivity sense as well. "The next generation has the Uber/Airbnb/Zipcar P2P sharing economy and Leo Express. Soon, they can take an Uber, Zipcar, one of our Leo Express buses/shuttles or the bicycle path to our trains and go from the other end in the same way. It's quick, cost-efficient, much safer and carbon-neutral," Novotný stated confidently.

The new-age train company's 'frequent rider' loyalty program, S:)mile Club offers a wide assortment of discounts for members not only on the Leo Express trains and buses but also with retail partners. There are discounts and promotions for hotels. restaurants, bookstores, cafes, furniture/accessories stores, museums and even attractions like the "Invisible Exhibition" where "all light disappears" and you try "to find your way out" with a blind guide.

Unlike many start-ups I see, Leo Express was prepared when they originally launched with an iOS and Android app up and running. The train travel company currently offers a discount in partnership with Uber on their webpage and in their mobile app and is quite naturally trying to deepen their partnerships with Uber. "We're investing a lot into our e-commerce technologies," he said, "and Uber is a major partner in our future." It's clear to me how each will be 'feeders' for the other's passengers--a perfect reciprocity.

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