I'm the co-founder of this startup http://swipecity.xyz/, what do you guys think ? Basicaly, we install beacons on monuments, historic buildings and when you pass nearby, you receive information on the object. You can download the app, and criticise it, I'm looking for feedback. Thanks :)
What do you guys think about my startup?
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#2Fantastic.
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#3Why beacons and not a GPS/geofence system? Is there some advantage to using beacons I'm not familiar with?
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#4Fantastic.
Thanks. If you have downloaded the app, I would love some feedback.
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#5Looks like it'd be fun tech for a museum too. Instead of having those podium things where people read about the artwork just have museum visitors download the "Museum of Modern Art" app and use your beacons to transmit info.
Cool!
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#6Why beacons and not a GPS/geofence system? Is there some advantage to using beacons I'm not familiar with?
Our target users are tourists, and tourists don't have internet connection when they travel, so the app is loaded with all the data when you download it, and the data is showed when you pass nearby a beacon, no need for internet, you just have to turn on your Bluetooth. We have tougth about using the GPS, and geofences, but withouth internet connection, it's not precise.
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#7Looks like it'd be fun tech for a museum too. Instead of having those podium things where people read about the artwork just have museum visitors download the "Museum of Modern Art" app and use your beacons to transmit info. Cool!
Yes we are working on a API so it would be easier to integrate content on the app and asign beacons to it, in the future we want to integrate muséums too. The idea is, one App for one city to explore it's culture. You won't need an app for one museum, and another app for another museum, and another app to explore the city. Thanks for your comment.
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#8Why beacons and not a GPS/geofence system? Is there some advantage to using beacons I'm not familiar with?
Our target users are tourists, and tourists don't have internet connection when they travel, so the app is loaded with all the data when you download it, and the data is showed when you pass nearby a beacon, no need for internet, you just have to turn on your Bluetooth. We have tougth about using the GPS, and geofences, but withouth internet connection, it's not precise.
The precision of GPS and geofences has nothing to do with internet connections. You could send a data payload to your app to be used offline, accessed via geofencing, and you wouldn't lose any precision.
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#9Why beacons and not a GPS/geofence system? Is there some advantage to using beacons I'm not familiar with?
Our target users are tourists, and tourists don't have internet connection when they travel, so the app is loaded with all the data when you download it, and the data is showed when you pass nearby a beacon, no need for internet, you just have to turn on your Bluetooth. We have tougth about using the GPS, and geofences, but withouth internet connection, it's not precise.
Is this only available in select locations/cities, then? I'm not sure I'd terribly like a huge app downloading a world of information for monuments and things in cities/countries I'll never use.
It might be a good idea to look into post-install "city pack" downloads, where you can download some subset of data for cities you care about (or are about to travel to). Might be kind of neat also, and opens up a cognitive gate to letting people potentially just "browse" beacon information remotely in the cities they care about.
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#10Looks like it'd be fun tech for a museum too. Instead of having those podium things where people read about the artwork just have museum visitors download the "Museum of Modern Art" app and use your beacons to transmit info. Cool!
Yes we are working on a API so it would be easier to integrate content on the app and asign beacons to it, in the future we want to integrate muséums too. The idea is, one App for one city to explore it's culture. You won't need an app for one museum, and another app for another museum, and another app to explore the city. Thanks for your comment.
You might also look at the geocaching community. They might make for some great partners to get the word out about your startup's use & potential to a slice of your target market. Probably just need to coordinate some event(s) and donate/lend some of your hardware and you could find some loyal fans.
Not sure if it'd work out or be worth it, of course, but an idea.