As the technology scene grows in cities like NYC and L.A., we’re going to see all kinds of experiments that solve those cities’ (...)
As the technology scene grows in cities like NYC and L.A., we’re going to see all kinds of experiments that solve cities’ most acute problems--but which also have much wider implications. Life in New York can be a lot like the life of one of trees that attempts to grow into a cliff. Unlike the Bay Area, with its downy-soft incubators, people here invent a lot of things based purely on creative desperation. One such early-stage web is this: “Help Jeremy Find An Apartment.” To anyone who has YouTubed “lean product,” this should look familiar: It’s an extremely simple way to test a concept. The idea here is that paid referral businesses--not some fancy listing aggregator like Trulia or Airbnb--is the way to a place to stay.Read Full Story