-Originally posted on TINC Magazine-
Jump Rope’s mobile app allows users to buy their way to the front of the line at bars and nightclubs, with prices that vary according to capacity, timing and weather.
TINC: What growth phase is your company in currently?
Friends and Family Round (early stage seed funding).
TINC: To quote your website, Jump Rope is a mobile platform where you can purchase preferred and priority access to places, products, events, and services. Can you tell our readers more about what you do?
We are focused on ‘access’; we monetize immediate gratification and the demand for getting something whether it is a product, experience or place. Everyone should have equal access to something if they're willing to pay for it. We're starting with the bars and clubs industry in Chicago, NY and Las Vegas and will expand accordingly.
TINC: What industry would you most closely align your company with?
We operate in the offline exchange of goods and services, using technology to assist. Commonly known as assisted commerce, we believe tech enables people and merchants to be more efficient. We like to participate in that efficiency.
TINC: How is your product different from the other guys? What makes your company unique to the scene?
This product appeals to people who want access and the merchants that cater to them. I mean, I think its safe to say if you run a business, the people who are willing and able to spend the most are the people you want to sell to. We operate in that space and deliver the information about what it takes to get what you want.
TINC: How many employees do you have on board right now? Working for the company?
2 including a strategic partnership with Ora Interactive.
TINC: Who are the founders and CEO’s of your company?
I [Peter Braxton] am the sole founder and CEO.
TINC: When was your company established? What is the official founding date?
May 11, 2011
TINC: Tell us about development platforms you may be using, or what you’re coding this in.
We develop apps for iOS5 and Android, and create web-based access to the platform for our merchants.
TINC: What is your technical approach that makes your software better? How are you getting the details right or working in a more optimized way?
It’s all about the user experience. The user has to feel like the app is smooth, sleek and works intuitively. If it doesn't, we fix it right away to make sure it does.
