February 2012
11 posts
#winning Music Apps Hack Day
Here’s our winning pitch from Music Apps Hack Weekend. @bandsnearby won 2 prizes thanks to an amazing team of rockstars. #mahw
Here’s the pitch: On October 30th, 1987, an unknown band played an acoustic set at CBGBs. A few New Yorkers got to see them. The songs became classics. That band was Guns N Roses. BandsNearby is a Spotify app that helps you discover amazing, unknown...
BandsNearby @ Music Apps Hack Day (part 1) #mahw
It’s been a fun day here at Spin NYC for the Music Apps Hack Weekend and it’s still going:
What is BandsNearby?
On October 30th, 1987, an unknown band played an acoustic set at CBGBs. A few New Yorkers got to see them. The songs became classics. That band was Guns N Roses.
BandsNearby is a Spotify app that helps you discover amazing, unknown bands that are playing at the intimate...
WatchSo it’s about 120db in here and bandsnearby is still hacking. (music is MNDR and she’s awesome- just not optimal for coding!)
Wireless power could revolutionize highway... →
So a car can recharge wirelessly and never run out of juice… but my iphone still dies after a few hours?
EMR: Efficiency Mauled Repeatedly →
This is a classic issue with EMR implementation. EMRs are generally designed by engineers and are geared up for aggressive billing. They are generally not optimized for speed on the part of the physicians or staff who actually have to use the systems.
My father’s hospital has just brought on a major EHR and because it is so poorly designed (every simple request requires 150 clicks in a...
Music Apps Hack Day Feb 24-26 - Who's in? →
This should be fun. Anyone want to join me?
WatchA walk through blueprint health
The Hacker Olympics: NYC 2.18.12 →
Sweet!