Craig Shapiro
president at GOOD
The City of New York opened 170 data sets from 30 agencies to app developers and offered the carrot of $20,000 in prizes in the hopes of spurring technological innovation. The judges for the competition included Mahalo CEO Jason Calacanis, Kevin Ryan, chairman of Gilt Groupe, and Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures, among others.
The grand prize went to WayFinder NYC, which utilizes augmented reality to help users locate the nearest transit options.
The grand prize went to WayFinder NYC, which utilizes augmented reality to help users locate the nearest transit options.
Original Source: How do you get over $4 million worth of innovation for a mere 20 grand?
