The Sparks Tribune’s article “It’s An App World” prominently featured Dibbs , Scott Armstrong and Erin Looney. It discussed the phenomenon of “apps” or “applications”.
“There wasn’t one place to go to find out everything going on around you,” Armstrong said. “It was like a jungle footpath and you had to hack your way with a machete from point A to point B to find out the information you wanted.”
Armstrong describes Dibbs as a free superhighway without any tollbooths, merging content and integrating communications from a variety of sources and producing information that meets user-set preferences. Since launching in May, the app has received more than 8,000 downloads.
Scott Armstrong, CEO of Dibbs made a presentation on not only the Dibbs event listing and notification application, but also about being an entrepreneur. His talk is part of NCET eWeek and The University of Nevada College of Business B-week. The speech was given at the final event of SM@RT 2010 on Thursday, September 16, 2010 in the Knowledge Center on the UNR Campus.
Armstrong, who formerly worked for a biotech startup where he met Looney, 40, said the pair came up with the idea in Armstrong's living room.
"We're both serial entrepreneurs," said the 46-year-old. "We were in my living room with a whiteboard, throwing up a bunch of ideas, and we kept coming back to this idea that we're always missing out on events around us, because the information is so fragmented, we thought it'd be nice to come to one place to find out everything going on."
They decided a mobile platform was the way to do it.
"We knew we wanted to be in the mobile arena because it doesn't realize there's a recession going on right now," Armstrong said. "It was just a matter of coming up with the idea that we could apply to that industry."
Dibbs is now completing top secret projects for Dibbs v2. The new Dibbs goes far beyond the current features and services that received so much public praise. Get ready for the new revolution. Again.
Dibbs is pleased to announce it has formed a strategic alliance with Whittlesea Checker Taxi. Keep a look out for the Dibbs graphiced Sion coming soon to the Reno area. Whittlesea has been in business since 1948. With over 1,000 taxis, limousines and mini buses, Whittlesea is the premier transportation company in Nevada.
Dibbs is proud to announce that it is now available on the Android, the Web, the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, and over 60 other mobile devices and Smartphones! The revolution has only just begun.
Dibbs and Reno Radio Reps have formed an exciting strategic alliance to keep you aware and informed about the things you like, in ways never before possible.Alice 96.5 is an official sponsor of Dibbs and the Dibbs Launch Party. Alice 96.5 is the premier adult contemporary radio station in the Reno/Sparks area.
The Grand Sierra Resort and The Peppermill Resort Casino have become the first major casino resorts to partner with Dibbs. These are exciting strategic alliances and promise to bring many new events and benefits to Northern Nevada. Stay tuned!
Dibbs International and Reno Tahoe Tonight have formed an exciting strategic alliance to keep you aware and informed about the things you like, in ways never before possible!
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