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Find the cheapest way to travel via Getset

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| August 26th, 2010

Consumer Internet

Getset is an online application that lets you compare three ways to travel – air, bus and car – and tells you which is the cheapest option. The application, created by Chris Tonog based in North Carolina, launched in April 2010. It works like this: enter where you’re coming from, where you’re going, and Getset will provide flight, driving, and bus travel pricing information in a simple interface. It would be even better if the application included a calculation for traveling by train (this will be in a future version, according to Chris).

Get Set Application for travel

Here’s a short Q&A with Chris Tonog.

What inspired you to launch your product/service

Like many startups, Getset was built to scratch my own itch. Many times cost was the primary factor in how I decided my method of travel. Calculating the cost of driving, looking up and entering my destination was pretty cumbersome, so I built a site that automates this for you, and provides the information in an easy to understand manner.

How are you making money (or how will you make money in the future)?

In the forseeable future, affiliate fees and advertising. However, we’re definitely looking into more unique and value added business models.

Where do you see your product/service within a year?

Providing more travel methods (train), more accurate prices, as well as allowing users to change their settings.

Are you self-funded?

Yes.

URL: www.getsetapp.com

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Mobile Entrepreneurs: GigaOM wants you

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| August 11th, 2010

Mobile-Wireless

Mobilize 2010, GigaOM’s mobile web conference, is now accepting LaunchPad nominations for mobile web startups. LaunchPad is where GigaOM will parade its selection of the 10 best mobile startups or major product launches to the assembled legion of VCs, angel investors, tech journalists and other conference attendees. But in order for GigaOM to find you, you need to enter your application.

If you think your startup has the right stuff, dust off that executive summary and start filling out the entry form. The closing date for entries is August 25, 2010 at 11:59 PDT, and the winners will be announced on September 1, 2010. Read the rules here.

If you haven’t registered to attend Mobilize yet, make sure you claim your spot before August 28 to save $100 on the regular rate of $595.

Here’s what Mobilize be covering:

  • What the “mobile cloud” will do for innovating services and products
  • How new wireless broadband networks will enable consumer adoption of cloud services for mobile
  • What impacts touch devices and new form factors are having on markets
  • Where the opportunities are for Internet-connected objects – “The Internet of Things” or M2M (Machine-to-machine)
  • Which mobile monetization options are succeeding
  • Why the architecture of wireless networks will be linked to cloud-based services
  • Which mobile web technologies are being funded and why

Register today.

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Mobilize 2010 conference: Future of the Mobile Web, 30 September

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| August 5th, 2010

Events

Mobilize 2010 is a one-day conference that brings together the thought leaders and practitioners of the mobile web ecosystems for discussions, demonstrations and debate. Details are available on the Mobilize 2010 website: http://mobilizeconf.com/

The conjunction of mobile computing and cloud-based services will unleash an entire new wave of product and market growth. At this year’s conference, we’ll show you how cloud computing and mobile web will create the beginning of further opportunity.

The success of touch based tablet devices is likely to see the addition of millions of new subscribers in markets already considered saturated. Then add to that base a new legion of machines as subscribers – your car, your fridge, your TV for example, and you have the makings of a vast new opportunity.We will examine what it means to have wireless broadband speeds at the Gigabit scale and how the proliferation of hardware forms beyond traditional handsets create new opportunities, for entrepreneurs, investors and consumers.

Register today and you can learn about:

  • What the “mobile cloud” will do for innovating new services and products
  • How new wireless broadband networks will enable consumer adoption of cloud services for mobile
  • What impacts touch devices and new form factors are having on markets
  • Where the opportunities are for Internet-connected objects – “The Internet of Things” or M2M (Machine-to-machine)
  • Which mobile monetization options are succeeding
  • Why the architecture of new wireless networks will be linked to Cloud based services
  • Which new mobile web technology areas are being funded and why

Discussion Topics Include:

App vs. Web

What’s a developer to do? Should they go for a native app based approach to their proposition or go for a web based approach? How will Cloud Computing and new wireless speeds affect the balance? The core debate is exciting, important and could dictate the future of the mobile web. Join us!

The Internet of Things

The M2M or “Internet of Things” proposition opens up a vast new array of opportunity for carriers, entrepreneurs and consumer experiences. We look at some of the biggest markets out there – medicine, consumer goods, automotive and more. We ask what needs to be done to catalyze the opportunity and what returns these markets will yield.

Monetizing Location Services

We see a flurry of investments in the location services space. But what will be the business models that provide both a revenue stream and a return on investment? Will it come from the sale of the apps themselves, coupons, advertisements or from the middleware layers that make such services possible? We gather some of the people tasked with the job of making location services pay to talk about what’s working and what’s not.

Handset Virtualization

With growing processor power and faster network speeds, handset virtualization is about to hit it’s stride. New services, user experiences and business models will be enabled by this technology. We examine what what new opportunity is being created from the intersection of higher bandwidth, powerful chips and handset virtualization.

Mobile Payments: Finally here?

Mobile payments have long been promised and indeed the potential is huge. Has its time for mass market success finally come? Are subscribers ready for mobile payments? Can app publishers use these new payment channels for new monetization models?

The VC Panel

Our annual VC panel will ask about 2010 investments and also ask what the 2011 investment plan looks like. Chips? Middleware? Apps? Media? Infrastructure? Find out as we ask 5 of the valleys finest investors where they are putting their money.

4G with 4 Wheels: The Automobile as an App Platform

Take an advanced car and add to it a powerful computer and display. Add fast wireless broadband and what do you have? A huge new rolling opportunity, that’s what! But it comes with an equally large number of questions: What new applications will this new platform support? What sort of consumer demand will it see? How will the market evolve? Who will have the dominant platform? What role will the smartphone play in the ecosystem? These and many other questions will be raised.

Please check the Mobilize website for an updated list of topics and speakers.

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The Founder Showcase, 3 August 2010: discount code for PJ Entrepreneur readers

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| July 26th, 2010

Events

The Founder Showcase is taking place on 3 August 2010 from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm at the Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus in Mountain View, California.

See Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, and Jason Calacanis, CEO of Mahalo.com, speak at the The Founder Showcase. This quarterly start-up pitch and networking event gathers over 300 investors, founders, and members of the press in Silicon Valley to network, hear talks from leading CEOs, and pitches from 10 hot technology start-ups. Over $1 million has been raised by presenting companies at previous Founder Showcase events. Tickets start at just $50, but space is very limited.

To register, go to www.FounderShowcase.comPajama Entrepreneur readers get 15% off by using discount code pajamas.

The Founder Showcase
Tuesday, 3 August 2010 3rd from 4 – 10pm
Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus, Mountain View CA
1065 La Avenida St.
Mountain View, CA 94043

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