Good interfaces should be designed around an economy of clicks. Or in the case of the iPhone, an economy of taps. Put simply: apps should allow users to achieve key goals with as few finger taps as possible. Exit Strategy NYC’s extremely simple interface asks only three key pieces of information: 1) What subway line [...]

A few months back I had the pleasure of traveling to Austin for the first time.  I’ve travelled a lot and exploring a new city has become second nature to me.  And of course as a Tech Geek I take full advantage of the latest web and mobile technologies.  So I thought I’d share my [...]

(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 [...]

The weather in New York has turned nice and I’ve been biking a lot lately. And I’ve been thinking about biking a lot too since Transportation Alternatives held their 8th Annual NYC Commuter Race last week. The race pits Bike vs. Taxi vs. Subway to see which gets a morning commuter to work the fastest.  [...]