Archive for the 'Startups' Category
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 press [...]
(This is the second of a two part post. The first part contains a profile of a startup. This part contains numbers and analysis related to that startup.) First, some background. I became interested in the mobile coupon business space a few years back when I started thinking about how mobile coupons could effectively be [...]
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 [...]
Image via CrunchBase Greg Yardley, CEO of Pinch Media gave a fascinating presentation at last night’s NYC iPhone Developer Meetup. Greg’s slides were chock full of numbers and data gathered by Pinch Media’s iPhone analytics platform. As you might expect, I was in heaven. Greg demonstrated his evidence that a free ad-supported app rarely earns [...]
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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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