2. The Team
Yiannis Varelas
The tech guy (developer & coffee xpert)
- Technical University of Crete
- PhD dropout
- 10 years of development experience
- Linkedin : Profile
- Twitter : @ivarelas
Katerina Stroponiati
UI/UX Designer
- Technical University of Crete
- UC Berkeley Program, Design and
Architecture
- 4 years of design experience
- Linkedin : Profile
- Twitter : @katerinastro
4. Why?
#1 Huge areas where weather info is unavailable
#2 Forecasts are just forecasts
#3 Personal weather stations are expensive,
static, and well... personal
+ Thermal phenomena can not be predicted
5. The solution
weendy is a community powered web and mobile app, providing
real-time & forecasted weather data.
8. Market Insights
Watersports (kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailors)
- Around 80M worldwide
- Highly addicted
- Mostly wealthy
- Lifestyle, not just a sport
Other groups
- Lifeguards, coastguards, fishermen etc
Other weather related sport activities include
- Paragliding, Skiing, Golfing etc.
9. Money Talk
Advertising
- Geolocated video advertising
- Brand sponsorships
- Promos
In-App purchases
- Pro features
Data Intelligence (future)
10. Traction Talk
- Launched: August 2011
- Downloads: 7,800
- Growth Rate: 10% every month
- User Retention: 40%
- Generate content: 3%
- Social Activity: 60% (follow, like and
comment to each other)
- Avg In-App time: 1.5 minutes/day