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News from Share With 911

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Share With 911 was hatched earlier this month at NYC Startup Weekend.

This crew is on a mission to capture and filter social media for any content related to an emergency or natural disaster, and then distribute it to first responders on their mobile devices.

We and the judges were pretty excited about their project—by the way, they took in first place at NYCSW.

Anyway, they’ll be launching a beta version of their mobile app, which we saw in raw prototype form during final presentations, in the coming weeks.Continue reading

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NYC Startup Weekend: Pitches for a Rainy Afternoon

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The last time I attended a NYC Startup Weekend at General Assembly I found myself wedged against the wall near the kitchen serving area with just enough elbow room to jot down a few notes.

While it was less crowded on Sunday evening during the final presentations for this August SW—maybe something to do with the monsoon rains and flooded subways—the energy levels were still very high and it was great fun watching these raw but spirited pitches.

After a careful review of my notes, I’ve come up with my list of favorites: LockeRoom, ReadBak, OinkerBox, Walkey.me and Sharewith911.

This time around I was in partial sync with the judges’ choices: Sharewith911 garnered a first, and ReadBak took second place.Continue reading

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NYC Startup Weekend Follow-up: BridesView

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I had a brief chat this afternoon with Alex one of the co-founders of BridesView, the wedding site that picked up an honorable mention at NYCSW last month.

Alex told me he will be following through on his vision of a photo-intensive web experience that captures the dreaminess of weddings, along with offering some practical tips on where to find all the wedding accoutrements.

After I got off the phone, I took a quick peek at iVillage, a potential competitor. Continue reading

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NYC Startup Weekend Finale: 2 Hours, 20+ Presentations

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Did I really hear 20 or so presentations in a little over 2 hours at the conclusion of NYC Startup Weekend?

According to my barely legible notes, scribbled while standing up in the very crowded kitchen area in General Assembly’s co-working space, I had a few insightful comments on each one of them.

My quick, emotional assessments differed from the judges: I didn’t quite ‘get’ PlayMob, the first place winner; dismissed too quickly the second place winner, WeTrip.it, the on-line group vacation piggy bank, and perhaps let my group conference calling prejudices get in the way of appreciating third-place Bridg.me.

No matter, I was impressed with many of the pitches, amazed at what Red-Bull fueled developers could accomplish in 48 hours, and learned that even cold NYC falafels still taste really good.Continue reading