ugust is Black Business Month and one startup is changing the game when it comes to streaming TV. They’ve engineered a new app that seeks to save people time and frustration by stopping the endless scrolling of streaming services when you’re looking for a show or movie.
With only 4% of app developers being black, the entrepreneur behind this business is in a very small group and he's solving some universal problems for streaming platform users.
Gatsby Frimpong is the co-founder and CEO of Gatsby TV, the tech company and app offering a fast and fun way to discover television shows and movies. Their platform brings all your streaming services into one place where they can be easily searched and combines what you’re viewing on each one into a unique recommendation algorithm. Additionally, The Gatsby TV team designed the app to analyze suggestions that have been sent to you by your family and friends, who they believe knows you better than Netflix, Prime, or Apple TV ever could.
The Gatsby TV app is seamlessly bridging the gap between our screens and our social lives. Launched just last year and with over 100,0000 users, the application can quickly tell you where to find the film or TV series you’re looking for and if you can rent, buy, or stream it for free with detailed info including ratings from IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes. According to user surveys, people spend up to 30 minutes or more trying to find something to watch and this app seeks to fix that.
Gatsby’s extensive experience before building this startup and app includes engineering jobs at Apple, Microsoft, and Google. He can provide brilliant insight on the state of streaming networks and:
His personal journey as an entrepreneur and being a black business in tech
Understanding the unique algorithm the app is creating for each person
Weighing in recommendations from real people and why that helps the AI
The issues with user data from Netflix, etc. for suggesting your next series
How the app can save you money by searching all free streaming TV services
Looking at the ways Gatsby TV can change where we find what to watch
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