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- 1. @jamiemchale Seeu.at - our story so far Jamie McHale - Founder
- 2. @jamiemchale About me • Freelance developer for two years • WordPress for agencies • Post-graduate in IT from the University of Glasgow • Coding for as long as I can remember • Worked as a political propaganda-merchant
- 3. @jamiemchale Problem TOO MUCH CRAP!
- 4. @jamiemchale What do people want •To hear from their friends • To easily arrange to meet up • To find places, offers and events they might like
- 5. @jamiemchale The solution • Search, filter and recommended local offers, events and venues • Share with friends - starting a conversation • Peer suggestion of alternatives
- 7. @jamiemchale Where are we now? • Live beta preview running in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin • Getting feedback from users • Getting feedback from local developers
- 8. @jamiemchale Business Models • We’re testing out the options. The key is to develop a system that benefits ALL parties in the transaction. • Transaction fees • Gumtree-style pay for premium listings / widgets
- 9. @jamiemchale Funding to date • Personally funded via freelance work for the first few months • ...and then I quit! No more income, but a great decision.
- 10. @jamiemchale What technology? • Ruby on Rails on Heroku • MongoDB on MongoLab • Amazon S3 for image storage • Twitter Bootstrap for front-end • Mandrill for email
- 11. @jamiemchale How did we start? •Social Media Week, Sept 2011 • Entrepreneurial Spark, Jan 2012 • Launched first version, mid-2012
- 12. @jamiemchale Entrepreneurial Spark • Startup ‘hatchery’ for all types of business • Mentoring programme • Peer inspiration - a kick when you need it • Sense of legitimacy
- 13. @jamiemchale Lesson 1 Launching is ok It is likely that no-one will care if you fall over.
- 14. @jamiemchale Lesson 2 Define a process Free up your time to think
- 15. @jamiemchale Lesson 3 People are friendly Even when they are telling you your product doesn’t work
- 16. @jamiemchale Lesson 4 If it’s better than what you have, go with it Get feedback, iterate fast
- 17. @jamiemchale What’s next • Marketing - expanding our user base • Quick iterations to improve • Email invites and notifications • Better searching and filtering
- 18. @jamiemchale The future • Put the power in the hands of the venues! • Quick-fire offers • The place to go to look for local offers with friends
- 19. @jamiemchale So please... • Give me feedback. I’ll buy you a free coffee or beer? • Tell me about what you’re doing • Keep in touch - @jamiemchale @seeuat
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