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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...
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Framework For Thought: Aggregators
This post about competitive dynamics has been stewing in my mind for months now and it’s still a work in progress. At its heart is a framework for thinking about a common type of tech company: the...
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Economy of Taps and Smart iPhone App Design
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...
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Golden Skyscrapers and Minimal Viable Products
I recently had the pleasure of meeting two MBA students with big ambitions: they want to redefine online shopping. I sat back in my chair and listened closely as they pitched their ideas for an...
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Do You Speak the Language of Visual Design?
…or “Why You Need a Graphic Designer” The book’s title caught my eye instantly. ”Visual Literacy” Intriguing. I took it home, and over the next few days, I learned just how blind I was to the art of...
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The Vision Behind BNTER
One of the most interesting early stage NYC startups on my radar right now is BNTER. The service lets easily capture and share conversations you’ve had. Here’s an example. Is there a bigger vision for...
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A Christmas Present For The Rest Of Us: Foursquare/GroupMe/Venmo/Twilio Mashup
Christmas day can be depressing. It seems like the entire world is decorating trees, opening presents and feasting with family. Meanwhile, we Jews are lonely, bored and hungry. We’re left to scour the...
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Behind The Scenes: The Foursquare/GroupMe/Venmo/Twilio Mashup
Last week I launched FourGroupTwilVen, a fun mashup of Foursquare, GroupMe, Venmo and Twilio designed to entertain my bored friends on Christmas. When my Foursquare friends checked in at a Chinese food...
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AirBnB hosts = UX designers
A friend recently pitched me on an airbnb-for-meals concept As I listened to him list reason after reason why the business would work (“You save money by sharing food…You get to eat home cooked meals...
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FriendsList is dead (but we’re very much alive!)
As you may know, Benny and I have killed off Friendslist and refocused our efforts elsewhere. The Friendslist product was live for about 6 months. In that time we disproved our core hypothesis: that...
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