Co-Founder and CEO of Nitobi\nPhoneGap: product we’ve created\n
\n native mobile apps with web standards\n \n\n HTML5 and open standards\n \n\n open source + PaaS\n \n\n \n
\n # Problem you discovered / motivation for creating this company\n \n* You need expertise in ObjectiveC, Java, .Net, JavaScript, etc...\n* Resources are expensive and hard to find\n* Hire internally or an agency both $$$$!\n* Maintenance \n* Mobile website?\n
\n # Problem you discovered / motivation for creating this company\n \n* You need expertise in ObjectiveC, Java, .Net, JavaScript, etc...\n* Resources are expensive and hard to find\n* Hire internally or an agency both $$$$!\n* Maintenance \n* Mobile website?\n
\n # Problem you discovered / motivation for creating this company\n \n* You need expertise in ObjectiveC, Java, .Net, JavaScript, etc...\n* Resources are expensive and hard to find\n* Hire internally or an agency both $$$$!\n* Maintenance \n* Mobile website?\n
Web Tech: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript - ubiquity\n“PhoneGap technique” - netflix, itunes appstore, \nAPIs: Geo, Camera, Contacts, Camera, File, Calendar\nFrameworks: SproutCore, jQuery, Dojo, Sencha, Zepto, Jo, XUI\nPlugins: roll your own, ui, services, facebook, push, ads, analytics, security and more\n
-upload HTML/JS get back all native binaries\n-hosted so no dev environment to set up and maintain\n-new versions of OSs support instantly\n-bake in value added services at the click of button\n-debugging, testing and optimization\n-distribution\n
-upload HTML/JS get back all native binaries\n-hosted so no dev environment to set up and maintain\n-new versions of OSs support instantly\n-bake in value added services at the click of button\n-debugging, testing and optimization\n-distribution\n
-upload HTML/JS get back all native binaries\n-hosted so no dev environment to set up and maintain\n-new versions of OSs support instantly\n-bake in value added services at the click of button\n-debugging, testing and optimization\n-distribution\n
IHS Fairplay\n-4500 employees in 30 countries\n-leader in providing shipping and cargo information \n-deployed app in desktop browser, ipad, iphone, bb and android\n
\n -every judging panel has someone in it from a company using phonegap in some shape or form\n \n\n -IBM has 5 people full time contributing code\n \n\n -Adobe has added PhoneGap support to Dreamweaver\n \n\n \n
\n # Business Model – ways you will make $/ how you charge customers for your product or pricing and distribution channel strategy\n \n\n *Business up front\n \n\n *Support & Training\n \n\n *Party in the back\n \n\n *PaaS subscriptions\n \n\n *Per build API usage\n \n\n \n
\n # Traction: Actual customers/partners (or trials/beta list them w/ logos)\n \n\n *400,000 Unique Visitors Month\n \n\n *PaaS 7000 users\n \n\n *Trained 700 developers\n \n\n *1000s of Apps in App Stores\n \n
\n # Traction: Actual customers/partners (or trials/beta list them w/ logos)\n \n\n *400,000 Unique Visitors Month\n \n\n *PaaS 7000 users\n \n\n *Trained 700 developers\n \n\n *1000s of Apps in App Stores\n \n
\n # Team/board – who do you have and what is their advantage/pedigree? (exits, IPOs, sucess)\n \n\n Andre Charland - CEO & Co-Founder\n \n\n Dave Johnson - CTO & Co-Founder\n \n\n Successfully built and exited RobotReplay\n \n\n Brian Leroux - PhoneGap and Mobile Web\n \n\n A team of awesome engineers and designers\n \n
\n # Your “ask” or your close – what do you want? (A meeting, partners, referrals, beta customers, investors)\n \n\n If you’re building mobile apps let’s chat!\n \n\n \n andre@nitobi.com\n \n \n \n \n \n\n phonegap.com\n \n
