In case you were worried we were conferenced-out after Demo 2014 -- fear not! Your Evol8tion team was back on the expo floor this week, this time for The Next Web Conference.
Held in the heart of the Financial District, The Next Web Conference was jam-packed with inspiring thought leaders, innovative companies and disruptive ideas. The Boost competition brought out 16 of the freshest new faces in tech -- all of whom had fought within a pool of 48 for a chance to pitch on TNW's "Unplugged" stage. As always, it would be impossible to capture all the action in one blog post -- but here are our favorite finalists of the bunch:
As a team that frequently creates its own videos, we know how long film-editing can take. Enter FlyLabs -- a family of apps designed to make video creativity fun, fast, and mobile. Their first app, Fly, allows you to edit film with simple gestures -- a touch to cut, a swipe to dissolve, a dual-touch to split-screen, and more. Their second app, Clips, allows you string clips together into one great video, in minutes. Finally, in their own words, their Crop app is the "cure for vertical video syndrome, allowing you to instantly shift your video from portrait to landscape. Essentially, FlyLabs' suite of tools puts an editing studio in the palm of your hand -- and all three apps have already earned a download from us.
We can all agree - calendars are impossible to navigate (especially around this time of year). Luckily, Meekan has a solution! Meekan's technology aims to "connect the world's calendars" -- offering a scheduling engine that matches participants' calendars and selects best times to meet, regardless of time zones and specific calendar programs (i.e., Outlook vs. Gmail). Meekan also learns from daily choices to make increasingly informed suggestions, conforming to your work style. On the Boost stage, Meekan even suggested that its next focus may include automating flight/car/hotel bookings around meetings (and automatically re-booking to accommodate last-minute schedule shifts). Which, to be quite honest, we can't wait to see.
We can all agree -- food and watching the game should never have to be a choice. SeatServe's app brings the VIP stadium experience to everyone -- allowing users to order food straight from their smartphones. Food is promptly delivered to their seats, allowing them to get the complete game experience (without having to brave dreaded kiosk lines). Next steps for SeatServe include concert venues, performance halls, you name it -- but for now, game on!
Ultimately, the crowning glory for the Boost Competition went to FlyLabs -- who took home a hefty $20,000 credit courtesy of the conference's cohost, WeTransfer. We think this win was well-deserved, but we're looking forward to seeing what these other companies have up their sleeves!
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