Archive for the 'products' Category
(This is the first in a two part post. Part one contains a profile of a startup. Part two contains numbers and analysis related to that startup.) Mobile Spinach is a small and ambitious Bay Area startup focused on the mobile coupon space. The company is still at a very early stage — seed funded [...]
I’m in love with an animal! No, this isn’t some kind of bestiality confession. I’m talking about Aardvark — a 15-person San Francisco startup made up largely of ex-Googlers and backed by $6 million from top investors. Like many relationships, this one started with a friend’s introduction. In February, Omar Christidis had been waxing poetic [...]
Image by Getty Images via Daylife (This is the second of a two part post. The first part can be found here) The ubiquitous iPhone/iPod Touch devices are stealing Bug Labs’s thunder. To understand why, realize that the iPod/iPhone are no longer mere personal music devices carried around in a pocket. Instead, they’re increasingly purchased [...]
(This is the first in a two part blog post. The second part can be found here) Bug Labs is a fascinating NYC startup that builds a “modular, open source system for building devices.” Basically, they have a collection of programmable hardware modules that snap together to make custom devices. I have to admit: the [...]
Store Shopping Is Dead.
Offline shopping is dead. Amazon.com killed it. I’m a diehard Amazon fan, as friends can attest. The lovefest started in late 2005 with a free trial of the (then) brand new Amazon Prime service (tip via slickdeals.net). Whereas previously only orders exceeding $25 received free UPS Ground shipping, becoming an Amazon Prime costumer gave free [...]
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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.
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