Friday, September 26, 2014

How we got our first interns at RSVP


#‎Atavia‬ Intern Search - Bring Your Super Powers

>If this describes you or someone you know  ‪#‎technology‬ ‪#‎start-ups‬ ‪#‎Lagos‬ ‪#‎payments‬ #‎Collaboration ‪#‎goodcause‬   
 - Read further.

> Searching for a highly enthusiastic intern to join a technology start-up in lagos
 

> Web2.9 savvy [ Social Media, Creative Content Marketing, Customer Support]
 

> Design+ [Graphic Design Skill is great plus, UI Design makes you Batman!]

>>What Atavia will give back:
 

>Further help you enhance your super powers [you will be able to test/take your ideas from mind to market]
 

>Help you rescue that damsel [ do something finally about that project you're passionate about)
 

>Get to hang out with the Avengers [network with high level tech investors and other start-up junkies ]
 

>Get Rewarded financially:N00,000-N00,000/month [Could be higher, depends on your powers] - Inbox me if interested.





Tuesday, February 18, 2014

RE:IMAGINING (kindle) ebooks with foldable e-paper.

Today, I thought what if i could export the book am currently reading on my phone using the kindle app (occasionally switching between my mac and tablet as well) to a smart ebook or epaper ?

Smart ebook/paper - I'd like to call it a blank (smart interactive) book with foldable e-paper/pages that can download books (one at a time only) unto it from your amazon-kindle-library. Yes books you have already purchased.

Sometimes, I just want to read a hard copy book with no interruptions, no need to charge them all the time and fold it as i like.

And yes, it will work with a pinch of hogwarts newspaper tech.





Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Riding With Mike - A Ride Sharing and Booking App



Its 8:22pm, Tuesday, Feb 11th 2014.

Just got home and rushed to open my Mac to share (document) an open source idea I once had

when i didn't own a car in lagos and was tired of giving metro taxi so much money. This app is presumably for those who do not bus or like that sort of transportation.

Code Name : 'RidingWithMike'



What If : What if there was an app that I used to plan my next day's trip(s) ahead of time. Even the week's journey. I knew pretty well what my Sunday to Sunday looked like.. where I needed to be all week.

Then What: This app (solution) then matches me with my friends using the app and have their pre-planned trip(s) saved for the week. The friend who has no car (or simply chose not to drive) could tag along free or at least purchase free fuel for the other friend.

If my other friend whose pre-planned journey matched mine but had no car. We both then have to share a cab and split the fee.

Then What Else: How to encourage anti-app folks to use this;

- Rewards: Friends who enjoy a free ride can 'praise' friends. When a certain number of praise is collected. Such friend can redeem a fuel voucher card with an amount e.g (N4000 fuel) or meal voucher. Friend free to choose voucher.

- Grant Access to cab companies or registered taxi drivers to see people who have pre-planned their journey; these drivers can bid to get the passengers.

This is were the idea ends for now.

As always Punch Holes.

@air_meka


Thursday, January 30, 2014

re:parking - reloaded


re:parking "reloaded" [now re:park] sneak preview.


Hi there fellow open source idealists,

Sequel to my first post on re:parking, I thought to drop some sneak preview on some work been done behind the scenes. While no one is promising this will be the same look and feel when done, this is the direction the re:park idea is going (event centric).
Take a Sneak peek below. Mock up done by https://twitter.com/NDinteracktiv




As mentioned before, we really want to keep it simple, event centric as well.
While we know there could be lots of approaches on this - we have chosen this direction.
We really hope we can pull off something pretty cool (no over analysis: just put it out there free...)
Wish us luck.

As usual, feedback appreciated. If we hit any road block perhaps we will ask for your help(s)

Special thanks to @NDinteracktiv once again.

P/S
@air_meka

Sunday, January 26, 2014

RE:PARKING

re:parking


Scenario - My Problem when i went for genvoices.org Telethon on 18th Jan 2014.


So you went for an event or meeting and you either want to leave early OR event is over but people still hanging around. You go to the car park and your car is blocked by someone who attended the event but not out yet.

My personal challenge: 

I went for a conference/live studio recording of an event and had this problem. 


Had to go back and wait out the owner of a car blocking me. After waiting , discovered the owner had left and no one was blocking me. 

There was no way I could have known. Way out ? 

Get the plate number announced - but some people don’t even know or remember their plate number 
[i have been guilty of this]. 

So do a simple mobile app or mobi site [but focus on text/call phone capability] that people going for 

similar event can register their plate number along side their phone number. Person blocked in car park 

can now dial or text (only) the plate number blocking him. No one has access to the phone-number just 

the plate number - which is only valid during the event+45mins after event.[borrowed from snap chat 

:D] Access to dial or text only occurs during the period of meeting with +45mins to prevent abuse. 

Question(s)

What scenarios is this likely to occur most ?
- conferences 
- meetings/church 
- weddings 

 [Random] Task-App action: 

Organiser: Please register event on platform 
Organiser: Please log in time or duration of event and how many people expected 
Organiser: Send out re:parking URL via sms to attendee car for event. Notifies its valid for only x-time [assumes they are pre-registered] 
Attendee:Please register your car plate number & phone number at the event [note you are only contactable via your car plate number up until 45mins after event..system deletes data] 
Attendee:Ability to respond to text via app/platform ( text/call) 
[Future Option: USSD option ?] 

Challenge:

-Make people/attendee USE the app ? 
-Prevent Abuse ?

P/S ; Punch as many holes in here as possible but i'd like to see some one work on this. 

@air_meka