A couple of month ago, we were contacted by the founder of salleprivee.com, a web platform connecting people who need a space for an event and the space managers. He had a website that was getting old and they wanted some small fixes. We quickly took care of improving what was possible. We came up… continue reading
A few weeks ago, we decided we needed a fun project to finish the week. We had been working on a lot of clients and we had a few ideas of small sites we wanted to do. We picked the realtime voting system idea. It was a simple idea, you create a page where you… continue reading
A few weeks ago, the taxis in Montreal decided to protest harder the presence of UberX. They did crazy things and even egged a car in front of a hotel! Ever since, it’s almost impossible to get an UberX at a regular rate. I live in a central location in Montreal and I can’t even… continue reading
Let’s stay you just called an Uber and you are going to a meeting. You really want coffee but are not sure where to get it? We have the perfect tool for you: Coffee with Uber. As soon as your rides starts, we will send you a notification with the closest cafe near your destination. … continue reading
A few weeks ago, we decided to up our Instagram game for Adbeus. We wrote a script to find the media posted in the coffee shops around the world that we have in our database. That’s about 1200 shops for now. Every week we save a few thousands posts that are potentially related to our… continue reading
I have been subscribed to the DataElixir newsletters (if you’re not, subscribe now!). I recently read an article about how they built the data products at Airbnb. The growth of that company brought new challenges and more opportunities to leverage data. For the past few years, I have been helping companies optimize their digital platform.… continue reading
In the past few years, I lived in many cities where buying “illegal goods” was very well organized. In Montreal, you simply have send a text message (SMS) to a number, they confirm your address and a few minutes later an agent shows up with a full inventory to chose from. When you order a… continue reading
A few weeks ago, one of my favorite coffee bloggers reached out to me about her blog. She said she wants to use the Adbeus data for her posts. When she writes about a coffee shop, instead of looking for the address, the opening hours, etc, she was wondering if we had an easy way… continue reading
For the past 5 years, we have been connecting people with indie coffee shops. We started as blog called Adbeus, it turned into an app called Adbeus and now we are launching the Indie Coffee Club, an online platform to buy coffee available around the world from the closest local indie coffee. The goal is… continue reading
If you live in Canada, you probably heard of Tim Hortons Roll Up The Rim To Win. Since 2010, we have been building Adbeus to help independent coffee shops get the exposure they deserve. A few weeks ago, we decided to create Journey. This is a new mobile app for Adbeus and it focuses on… continue reading