Marcus Weller

Marcus Weller
Residence San Francisco, USA ;
Occupation Entrepreneur

Marcus Weller (born July 14, 1984), is an American entrepreneur[1] and inventor of the Skully motorcycle helmet.[2]

Career

Weller attended Wayne State University and studied psychology. A motorcycle accident inspired him to found Skully in 2013. Marcus now holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Psychology.[3]

Skully Helmet

Weller invented the Skully AR-1.[4] The AR-1 is the first vertically integrated, smart, Heads-Up Display (HUD) helmet for consumers. In addition to an HUD system that displays at a virtual distance of 10 feet (3.0 m) in front of the rider, the AR-1 features a near 180-degree rear-view camera, turn-by-turn GPS navigation, smartphone pairing and voice control.[5][6][7] Weller also served as Skully CEO until July 2016,[8] and the company shut down later the same month.[9]

Weller with his brother and co-founder, Mitch Weller, are being sued by a former executive assistant for fraudulently using Skully's corporate funds for personal use.[10][11] Marcus Weller denied the claims of the lawsuit.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "The Skully Smart Motorcycle Helmet failed". Techcrunch. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Cava, Marco della. "Change agents Marcus Weller Skully Helmets". USA Today. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Skully Smart Motorcycle Helmet Sharpens Your Senses On The Road". Techcrunch. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "IoT Makes Motorcycles, Helmets Safer, Smarter". Information Week. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Skully CEO Dr Marcus Weller to be a featured speaker". Le Web. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "DEMO God Winner Dr. Marcus Weller of SKULLY Systems Returns to DEMO". Business Wire. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Skully debuts AR helmet app while navigating delays". Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  8. ↑ Mannes, John; Buhr, Sarah. "AR helmet maker Skully investors boot founders, replacing them with Martin Fitcher as CEO". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
  9. ↑ Buhr, Sarah (July 26, 2016), "Skully has crashed and burned", TechCrunch
  10. ↑ Carson, Biz (8 August 2016). "Lawsuit claims startup founders used company money to pay for strip club, groceries, and rent". Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  11. ↑ Collins, Andrew (10 August 2016). "Failed HUD Helmet Maker Skully Spent Funding On Strippers And Exotic Cars: Lawsuit". Jalopnik. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  12. ↑ Smith, Aaron (11 August 2016). "Bankruptcy imminent for failed Indiegogo startup Skully". CNN Money. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
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