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In a sleepy corner of Brooklyn, a technological revolution is taking place. DUMBO is now home to over a dozen of New York’s hottest startups. Among them is Sawhorse Media, the company behind Muckrack.com, which took a big step today towards revolutionizing the modern press release.
Early this morning Muckrack began selling “one line [...]
The Launch of Exit Strategy NYC
Benny and Ashley and I officially launched Exit Strategy NYC last night at the NY Tech Meetup!
Exit Strategy NYC is an iPhone, Blackberry, and Android app that answers the quintessential New Yorker’s question: “Where should I stand on the subway platform?” After months of full-time subway riding, we’ve created detailed diagrams for hundreds of NYC [...]
iPhone App Competitive Dynamics
Image by emilychang via Flickr
To say that Apple’s App Store is thriving would be an understatement. There have been 800 million downloads across Apple’s 30 million iPhones and iPod Touches — meaning on average each device has downloaded 27 apps. The App Store now has over 25,000 apps and 250+ are added every day.
In such [...]
Online restaurant reservations company OpenTable filed for an IPO on Friday, revealing their finances for the world to see. The SEC filing contains all the financial figures you would expect: revenue, expenses breakdown, details of the public offering, and also operational data.
Brett Emerson wrote a fantastic blog post a few months ago (Behind the [...]
Spend 10 minutes with me and I’ll mention Yelp multiple times. I guess you would say I’m a Yelp evangelist. A member of the Yelp Elite Squad and frequent attendee at Yelp NYC events, I have even given Yelp’s app a coveted spot on the front screen of my iPhone. And it warms my heart [...]
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Jonathan Wegener is a technology & marketing enthusiast living in Brooklyn. Jonathan was once told in an interview that he "thinks too much." He didn't get the job. But it was the greatest compliment he's ever received.
This blog focuses on technology, business/marketing strategy, and startups. Number crunching and back of the envelope calculations are emphasized.
Jonathan spends his time writing about technology, consulting for startups and small local businesses, and working on his own entrepreneurial endeavors. He is the co-creator of Exit Strategy NYC and is currently looking to get involved with early stage startups and talk to people with big ideas.
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