What's the big idea?
Custom technology & a system where spectators take photos of runners, automatically matching photos to each runner using facial & bib recognition. Runners can find pics & download or have an online printer send prints.
The system powers photographers to take more pictures at more races, as we do all the hard work, all in one system. The platform also allows multiple photographers to be at an event, usually there is only one company per event. This is extremely valuable at large events with 10k+ runners.
Photographers are using our system, telling us that this is exactly what they need.
Describe the nearest player in your field.
MarathonFoto and local photographers provide pictures to runners. They take photos and manually match up to the runners, or they don’t do matching and runners have to scroll through 100’s of pics to find the one of themselves. Several local photographers are using our system.
How are you different from that player?
We don’t take photos, we gather others photos and then match them to each runners. We can provide matches to any/all events, photographers are only at 5% of the events. Current process is very manual, our system is automated. We can and are powering photographers so they can focus on taking pics.
How does this idea scale into a big business?
In the US there are over 41k annual running events, plus school sports, little leagues, biking, etc. This is a self-service digital e-commerce platform for printing & downloads. Within 10 days of sending a few emails, 50 races signed up (providing positive feedback), with over 30k runners.
Why are you the one to run with this idea?
An avid runner for 15 years & have helped organized races. I understand the pain points for all involved. I have been programming for 14 years with great business focus & execution. I have the big picture in mind, with focus on immediate traction. I will pivot as needed to address the market.
What is a $5,000 experiment you can do to move your idea forward?
The recognition software works great. The funds will help us automate manual processes like loading the photos into the recognition software. We will be able to process more events, faster. Runners will be able to buy prints also. We have partnered with a low cost online photo printing company.
There have been 54 replies to this page
Amit Wadhwani
Nice idea! Good luck guys!
Stephen Coverdale
Good idea would be great to see it launched in many of the other event categories you have mentioned.
Ash Laj
Great idea,includes runners,photographers,spectators ,developers…big buisness would love to see it launched.
Sarika Wadhwani
Best wishes!! Would love to have my picture when I participate in next race!!
Gerald Paguio
I am a photographer and this certainly sounds like a great help to us. Looking forward to it.
Veroljub Zmijanac
Best luck from Belgrade Running Club :)
Sohel Rana
Great idea! Good luck guys!
Movie Foisal
Good Idea.
Pintu Kumar
What an Idea sir zee!!!!!!!!!
Shivpratik Habib
Nice Idea! It would be really helpful for photographers.
Good Going! All the Best!
Ayan Saha
Great Idea, appreciate.
Kumar Guruswamy
ENDORSE THIS IDEA” to ENdorsed
Alamin Khan
cool idea
Enamul Haque Promy
very good idea. I appreciate it and wish you success.
Robiul Hossain
Amazing and Appreciable idea! Hope it would be very successful and helpful for the people. Best of luck!
Tanvir Alam Chowdhury
Nice idea
Sharifur Rahman
great idia…..
Sharifur Rahman
idia excellent
Masum Rana
Very good idea.
Ranjeet Wagh
Wonderful solution !!! All The best !!!
Divya Wadhwani
Hi
Ahmedul Kabir
Hey! This one really looks good. The concept itself is a very powerful one.
Looking forward to see a great impact.
Aayush Ojha
Good going guys…. Best luck..!!!!
Avinash Mendha
Good work… :)
Jayesh Upadhyay
Awesome! wish you good luck with this Idea
Bally Kehal
Really like the idea. All the best
Andrew Wong
Thanks for all the support. remember to log into facebook then endorse. It seems like some people think they endosed, but didn’t. Have to sign in before endorsing.
Ashik Aunkur
I like this idea. Good luck.
Salvador Cayuela Padilla
Great project! Good luck!
Cathy Stone-Campbell
This is a FANTASTIC Idea!!
Mukund P Kale
its Great ... I like very much this Idea….!!!!
Ankita Jain
Great idea..
Ray Scarpa
I like it, simple but brilliant!
Bhawna Vishwakarma
Good idea. Liked…......!!!!!!! :)
Pallavi Patil
Excellent.
Vinita Narang
My hobby (Photography) seems more interesting to me by your help.
Good going folks
Dhiraj Kharate
Looks good !! Let me knw when it gets launched..wish you luck with the event
Rajiv Ranjan
Good Job, keep it up !!
Manish Baghel
Good work, All the best !
Atanas Tepavitcharov
Nice! Keep it going!
Himanshu Goil
Thanks for all your support! Truly appreciated.
Andrew Wong
Please vote again :). We are in a new cycle. Remember to login before clicking on endorse, that way the endorsement would count.
Thanks,
Andy
Jon Berger
Endorsed this morning and this evening, brother! Good luck! I have become a runner myself in recent years. You da man, Andy!
Jessi Franko
Good luck to you! :-)
Nerissa Cano
Good luck sir!!!
Tony Whalen
Can you match if people wear masks or are zombies? I know there are some on those types of runs too?
Ron Sharpp
Unique idea which helps push Mobile Technology forward in exploration of the fullest extent of its possibilities! Social media, inter-connectivity, and personal photo blogging (the latest trend in social media) makes for a clever blend of forward innovation and on-the-pulse technology. Best of luck! I’ll be interested to see this grow.
Andrew Wong
Hey Tony,
If everyone wears the same mask we can’t tell who is underneath the mask. But we can group group say all the same zombie masks together. Also on those races we would rely heavily on the bib recognition part of our software.
Thanks,
Andy
Tammy Rae Hammann
Good Luck!!! Thanks for all your help!!!
Tanvir Alam Chowdhury
good idea
Sourov Salehin
Great Idea
Joy Sarker
Great idea, good luck
Rahul Uday Barpha
Great idea.best luck
Rajve Hafijur
Great !
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