New York TechDay 2016 was a free & open to the public event showcasing tech startups. According to event organizers (https://techdayhq.com/new-york), there were over 30,000 attendees and 550 companies represented including SQUIRE, Gamester, Moms Pump Here, The Scaffold, Pathfinder.vet, Croissant, Voom Carpool, DUINOKit, and Porncast. I used to work in tech when I lived in LA as a software engineer, but since moving to New York City, I have learned little about the tech scene, so I decided to check it out and interview the founders of several startups and find out what inspired them to create their products.
Click on the links to jump to a specific interview:
SQUIRE - https://youtu.be/usD2A1kkSTs?t=11s
Schedule and pay for haircuts with barbers.
http://getsquire.com/
Gamester - https://youtu.be/usD2A1kkSTs?t=50s
Create personalized games with your own photos and voice overs.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jaimefraina/gamester-create-your-own-personalized-games
Moms Pump Here - https://youtu.be/usD2A1kkSTs?t=2m23s
Public nursing room locator for mothers.
http://www.momspumphere.com/
The Scaffold - https://youtu.be/usD2A1kkSTs?t=3m4s
Tool for managers to schedule meetings and manage their employees towards goals.
http://thescaffold.com/
Pathfinder.vet - https://youtu.be/usD2A1kkSTs?t=4m25s
Reviews of resources for military veterans and family members as well as data analysis of program effectiveness and coverage.
http://pathfinder.vet/
Croissant - https://youtu.be/usD2A1kkSTs?t=6m8s
Monthly subscription program for booking seats in independent co-working spaces.
https://www.getcroissant.com/
VOOM Carpool for Kids - https://youtu.be/usD2A1kkSTs?t=7m6s
Finding and sharing rides to events for children through their parents' social networks.
http://voomcarpool.com/
DuinoKit - https://youtu.be/usD2A1kkSTs?t=8m33s
Electronics and programming experimenters kit for teaching electronics fundamentals to all age groups using the Arduino.
http://duinokit.com/storefront/
There's also a new KickStarter for the Raspberry Pi version:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arduinoclassroomkit/easy-as-pi-easy-raspberry-pi-lessons-plug-and-play
Porncast - https://youtu.be/usD2A1kkSTs?t=9m33s
Chromecast for porn!
http://porncast.xxx/
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