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business ’ informal transit data in places like Mexico City , where hundreds of millions of people have benefitted from the information for transport queries . “ In Mexico City , there are 24 million people and I think between 18 million and 20 million of them are public transport users who needed info around traffic and how it impacted their travel time .
“ Regarding the World Bank , we have worked in the Middle East and East Africa supporting mapping and data collections over the last few months . We have also done work in Sierra Leone and unlocked $ 50 million of investment for recapitalization . This improved the public transport infrastructure and resulted in 200,000 people having greater access to the city centre . Personally , it ’ s a wonderful feeling to know this data is having a great impact on individuals ’ lives .” According to Devin , the next billion users are the largest untapped reservoir of consumers on the planet . As they learn more about the internet and its capabilities , the data will continue to serve as a conduit to the uncapped potential for the company ’ s growth . “ Through the work we are trying to do , we can definitely improve the quality of the experience , remove any of the anxiety , improve reliability and give people more certainty for their day and I feel that is a really valuable thing to do , which is really exciting for me personally and obviously for the business .”
Between handling investor relationships and nurturing business strategies , Devin is committed to the solutions WhereIsMyTransport has to offer , and the positive change its work will encourage . “ In my opinion , if you have the benefit of privilege , whether through education or access to resources , it is incumbent on you to use it for good . I wish more of the world worked this way , but at least I feel that is a core value with us as a business and the team of people we attract . We want to contribute something to a market that needs support . I feel there are already several companies trying to continue to fight
over market share in the developed markets , but with the three billion people waiting for a solution to at least manage their whole city , we are going to focus that energy there where we can really benefit the individual .” WhereIsMyTransport has come a long way in the last six years , and in bringing the conversation to a close , Devin is aware that his fortunate upbringing in life has granted him access to excellent opportunities , and he is simply looking to reinvest his privilege to help make the world a little better . “ If your heart is already in the right place and you know the change you want to make in the world ,
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