A simple, beautiful way to navigate public transit.

http://whichbus.org

A simple, beautiful way to navigate public transit.

http://whichbus.org team@whichbus.org angel.co/whichbus

In the US alone, 35 million people use public transportation each weekday.

Photo by Andrew Deci, Flickr @fredericksburg

Public transit is fragmented with most cities having different or multiple apps.

Photo by lws

Our vision is to be the global platform for consumer mass transit planning.

It shouldn’t be like this! It shouldn’t be like this!

Where from? Where to?

See? Simple! See? Simple!

Real-time information

Drag and drop route updates

Multiple services: bus, light rail, ferries

The data you need, all in one place!

The data you need, all in one place!

•  Contextual ads

•  Uber/Sidecar/taxi lead generation

•  Sponsored events

•  Sponsored venues/businesses

Revenue model ideas Capturing users location + time = $$$

Revenue model ideas

•  EvergreenApps Statewide Competition (October 2013): •  Best Multijurisdictional App •  2nd Place Overall •  People’s Choice Award

•  5,500+ Unique Visitors and 9,500+ Visits

Early traction Early traction

“WhichBus is a great example of what open government data can do in the hands of a talented

team of developers. I’m proud that Startup Weekend GOV and the Evergreen Apps contest

were able to provide the seed funding that allowed them to reach this point, and I wish them the best of

luck going forward.”

Mike McGinn, Mayor City of Seattle

 

Highly engaged users

30-day visitor return rate Average time on site (minutes)

Highly engaged users

•  Build out the platform –  Mobile and tablet apps –  Engagement loop (e.g. favorites & sharing)

•  Scale to other cities – Currently only Greater Seattle area – Over 150 cities have real-time transit APIs

What’s next What’s next

JAN 2012: Startup Weekend (Best Design)

APR 2012: Startup Weekend GOV (1st Place)

AUG 2012: Private Beta (>1,000 signups)

OCT 2012: EvergreenApps (Best Multi-jurisdictional App, People’s Choice)

JAN 2013: Official Launch

MAR 2013: iPhone App Launch

How we got here How we got here

Gilad Kim Daniel Paige Dave Gilad Kim Daniel Paige Dave

Thanks! http://whichbus.org

team@whichbus.org angel.co/whichbus

Thanks!