{"id":11194,"date":"2010-11-23T01:10:11","date_gmt":"2010-11-22T16:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/?p=11194"},"modified":"2010-11-23T01:10:11","modified_gmt":"2010-11-22T16:10:11","slug":"startup-weekend-tokyo-2010-picture-crop-tool-kachop-wins-1st-prize-among-nine-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/startup-weekend-tokyo-2010-picture-crop-tool-kachop-wins-1st-prize-among-nine-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Startup Weekend Tokyo 2010: Picture Crop Tool Kachop Wins 1st Prize Among Nine Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/swtokyo_logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11195\" title=\"Startup Weekend Tokyo\" src=\"http:\/\/img.asiajin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/swtokyo_logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"274\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"DSCN3164 by Masaru IKEDA, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/masaruikeda\/5196507896\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4149\/5196507896_e4a0638faa.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN3164\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nIt was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.entrepreneurshipweek.jp\/en\/\">Global Entrepreneurship Week<\/a> between November 14 and 21 when a variety of business development events took place in Tokyo and Kyoto.\u00a0 In time with this opportunity, there was a three-day tech event called <a href=\"http:\/\/tokyo.startupweekend.org\/en\">Startup Weekend Tokyo<\/a> last weekend, which was the second edition here in Japan.\u00a0\u00a0 At this event, people having a variety of skill sets came together  and attempted to develop new services during the  weekend.<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s have a look at great app prototypes and services that nine teams have developed.<br \/>\nPanelist judges who had chosen prize-winning projects were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Robert Goldberg, CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zynga.co.jp\/\">Zynga Japan[J]<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/robertgoldberg\">@robertgoldberg<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Akky Akimoto, Chief Editor of <a href=\"http:\/\/asiajin.com\/blog\/\">Asiajin<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/akky\">@akky<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Mikihiro Yasuda, CTO of <a href=\"http:\/\/garage.co.jp\/en\/\">Digital Garage<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/mikihiro_yasuda\">@mikihiro_yasuda<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Sunil Paul, Founding Partner of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.springventuresllc.com\">Spring Ventures<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sunil_paul\">@sunil_paul<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Takuya Matsutani, CEO of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.project-nippon.jp\/\">Project Nippon Inc.[J]<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/taku_matsutani\">@taku_matsutani<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/eatomo.com\/\">Eatomo.com<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nEatomo.com is a web service that allows you to receive a consultation  for improving eating habits by answering simple questionnaires.\u00a0\u00a0 Based on accumulated data, the service assesses your condition and recommends  several restaurants that will serve good meals for your health.\u00a0\u00a0 Subscription-based revenue model.<br \/>\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"290\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/98KbZkOscVQ?fs=1&amp;hl=ja_JP&amp;rel=0&amp;hd=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/eatomo.com\/\">Pipedit.com<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nFacebook Messages, Twitter DMs, and G-mails &#8211; Today we are forced to use multiple communication methods to keep in touch with a number of people. \u00a0 Pipedit is a tool that aggregates e-mails and messages from multiple messaging platforms, prioritize them in accordance with a combination of\u00a0 the user&#8217;s setting and detecting characteristic of the messages, and forward them to each of the platforms according to the priorities, which makes it possible for Internet users to communicate in a more convenient way.<br \/>\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"290\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/bgMQBpqtjLI?fs=1&amp;hl=ja_JP&amp;rel=0&amp;hd=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><br \/>\n<a title=\"DSCN3174 by Masaru IKEDA, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/masaruikeda\/5195911287\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4147\/5195911287_9ae491c3d6.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN3174\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CouponTimely<\/strong><br \/>\nCouponTimely is a flash-marketing tool that allows restaurant owners to promote their business and offers discount dining opportunities to consumers.\u00a0\u00a0 The service is exclusively designed for smartphone users, and it requires no advance purchase unlike Groupon and the other daily deal services.\u00a0 All you have to do is just show a coupon on your smartphone screen to your server at a restaurant.\u00a0 CouponTimely is expecting to provide 30% discount coupons, and they will have no rivals in terms of high discount rate.<br \/>\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"290\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/EHkXdK1Tsd8?fs=1&amp;hl=ja_JP&amp;rel=0&amp;hd=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/apps.facebook.com\/breeders_lounge\/\">Breeder&#8217;s Lounge<\/a> <\/strong>(Temporarily offline from Facebook)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nBreeder&#8217;s Lounge is a Facebook app that connects cat breeders and cat lovers through cat pedigrees. \u00a0 It aims at becoming a social network and an information hub for cat lover&#8217;s community, and possible accumulation of cat pedigrees allows them to predict the incidence of cat diseases and to launch an insurance business focusing on pet animals.<br \/>\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"290\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/_hPvg4z-j7k?fs=1&amp;hl=ja_JP&amp;rel=0&amp;hd=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><br \/>\n<a title=\"DSCN3179 by Masaru IKEDA, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/masaruikeda\/5196514208\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5161\/5196514208_2c4ed1244c.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN3179\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/sociopad\/\"><strong>Sociopad<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nSociopad is a web app that aggregates your interesting tweets\/Facebook status and arrange it as a diary.\u00a0\u00a0 That makes you easier to remember what happened to you day by day in the past, and also gives your friends a fun.<br \/>\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"290\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/W4p9x2x9jKc?fs=1&amp;hl=ja_JP&amp;rel=0&amp;hd=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Kachop<\/strong><br \/>\nKachop is a smartphone app (they actually developed an Android prototype) that allows you to crop favorite portrait and override it on your favorite background very easily without graphical technique nor Adobe Photoshop-like software.<br \/>\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"290\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/YsioGxy08Zg?fs=1&amp;hl=ja_JP&amp;rel=0&amp;hd=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Margo<\/strong><br \/>\nMargo is a web-based service that helps elderly people communicate with their grand sons\/daughters living apart by using picture drawings.<br \/>\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"290\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/cWm-UDy6lLM?fs=1&amp;hl=ja_JP&amp;rel=0&amp;hd=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Catch Me<\/strong><br \/>\nCatch Me is an iPhone app especially designed for teenage girls to exchange profiles among friends.\u00a0\u00a0 In order to meet their tastes, the app has also several features such as making &#8220;purikura (photo sticker)&#8221;-like portraits and decorated virtual name cards.\u00a0 Open-social compatible.<br \/>\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"290\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/TwpW8CSV1_c?fs=1&amp;hl=ja_JP&amp;rel=0&amp;hd=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Oh My Pic<\/strong><br \/>\nOhMyPic is a web-based app that allows you to get rewards by tagging your pictures with brand names.\u00a0 Find something branded in your pictures and tag it with a brand name.\u00a0\u00a0 The owner of the brand name will pay you a reward for the tagging because that may contribute to their marketing efforts. \u00a0 You can choose to donate rewards to charity.<br \/>\n<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"480\" height=\"290\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/Kb2gp8jRHX0?fs=1&amp;hl=ja_JP&amp;rel=0&amp;hd=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><br \/>\n<a title=\"DSCN3192 by Masaru IKEDA, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/masaruikeda\/5195923521\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4084\/5195923521_43fb5ccf1d.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN3192\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Five panelists discussed to determine which prizes should go to which nominees, then Zynga Japan&#8217;s Robert Goldberg announced it on behalf of all them.<br \/>\n<a title=\"DSCN3196 by Masaru IKEDA, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/masaruikeda\/5195925175\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4149\/5195925175_e425bb0ef3.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN3196\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>From left to right: Jonny Li (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jonnyli\">@jonnyli<\/a>, Startup Weekend Tokyo co-organizer), Robert Goldberg (Zynga Japan CEO)<a title=\"DSCN3196 by Masaru IKEDA, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/masaruikeda\/5195925175\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&lt; Prize-winning Projects &gt;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1st prize: Kachop \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 2nd prize: Sociopad \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 3rd prize: OhMyPic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kachop, who won the first prize at Startup Weekend Tokyo, can move forward to the next step, <a href=\"http:\/\/globalstartupbattle.com\/\">Global Startup Battle<\/a>, a global competition organized and supported by Startup Weekend.<br \/>\nCongratulation to Kachop development team.<br \/>\n<a title=\"DSCN3201 by Masaru IKEDA, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/masaruikeda\/5195927393\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4091\/5195927393_e0f8f0a928.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN3201\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was Global Entrepreneurship Week between November 14 and 21 when a variety of business development events took place in Tokyo and Kyoto.\u00a0 In time with this opportunity, there was a three-day tech event called Startup Weekend Tokyo last weekend, which was the second edition here in Japan.\u00a0\u00a0 At this event, people having a variety&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" 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