TechCrunch 的 2013 歐洲破壞式創新商業模式競賽 (TechCrunch Disruptive Europe 2013). 因為是最後 4 強了, 在名單上的新創很令人好奇.

他們是 ;

     Lock8 (http://lock8.me/)

    AsAp54 (www.asap54.com/)

    Import.io (http://import.io/)

    Voicephere (http://voicesphere.herokuapp.com/)

1. Lock8 (http://lock8.me/)

    是在做腳踏車鎖的新創, 應用藍牙跟GPS來防盜, 目前在群眾募資平台, 一個賣89 英磅(之前好像有促銷價 69英磅)

    Lock8 is the winner and they are using BlueTooth technology to get bike security, which mean a smart lock. they provide a ketless expereince and alarm, GPS.

so far the business model is B2B, but they want to expand the B2C market.

    Lock8 can be funded in kickstarter now (pre-order); 89 pounds can get a new LOCK8. ( 69 pounds for  promotional rate)

2. AsAp54 (www.asap54.com/)

     AsAp54創辦人本身是來自時尚界, 主要提供用相片搜尋可設定的預算內的特定品牌商品.

     image search fashion brand in budget and connect to social (follow)

3. Import.io (http://import.io/)

    我本來以為這公司會贏, 但結果發現評審有一些考量. Import.io 提供將網路上所有可搜尋的到變成你可以運用料模式, 可以是 excel 或用來寫 code..等等.

    i thought this company would won the contest, but its not! Import.io can create

new Data Sets from APIs, crawlers and even other Data Sets.

    Organize - Organize your data and APIs on your data homepage

    Mix - Search across multiple sites by mixing together multiple APIs

    Share - Generate a unique link to your Data Set to share it with anyone

    Export - Download your Data Set as CSV, HTML, or XLS

    Visualize - Use dashboards for a continuous live stream of data

     some questions brought up.

      is it a read-only API ?

      the intelligence proerty issue

4. Voicephere (http://voicesphere.herokuapp.com/)

     首先, 這實在是兩個德國帥小子, 才剛從高中畢業, 做出來蠻有美感體驗的 APP, 而且 present 很有大將之風. 他們的作品是類 Siri 的自然語音搜尋, 目前是使用 Android 平台.

     2 founders just graduate from high school.

     a voice control app. Voicesphere brings voice control to Facebook, Instagram & Others. Voicesphere is launching a platform for voice-enabling consumer and enterprise apps and making them available in a Siri-like environment based on natural language processing.