Comments on: College Sophomore Sells His iPhone App To Flixster

By: twentythreeseven » Tell Me Something Good

twentythreeseven » Tell Me Something Good — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:15:33 +0000

[...] since I got my iPhone and whether I use them to tune my guitar, chat with friends, play a game, check movie listings or find a restaurant, they’ve all been worth [...]

By: The Misadventures of Julie » iPhone Apps That Have Rocked My World

The Misadventures of Julie » iPhone Apps That Have Rocked My World — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:30:16 +0000

[...] 1. Movies by Flixter – With this application, you can check to see all movies that are currently out in theaters, find nearby theaters with address and phone information, find upcoming showtimes (by movie or by theater), see upcoming movie releases or recent DVD releases, get to review sites like Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB with just one click… In the words of George Gershwin: Who could ask for anything more? (Interestingly enough, this application was created by a Jeffrey Grossman, a sophomore at Carnegie Mellon University, and it became the first acquired iPhone app when Flixter bought it in August 2008. Read the full story here.) [...]

By: Movies by Flixster - iPhone Application Review | SPOTLIGHTm

Movies by Flixster - iPhone Application Review | SPOTLIGHTm — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:35:22 +0000

[...] was created by a Carnegie Mellon University student and later acquired by movie social network Flixster. In a quick moving application, Movies provides [...]

By: Good Things in Moderation… | iSkoot Blog

Good Things in Moderation… | iSkoot Blog — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:55:15 +0000

[...] 1: “Best Examples of Mobilized Content” Hollywood.com’s Kevin Davis points to Flixster on the iPhone. an application that lets users find movie show times, watch trailers, get maps to local theaters [...]

By: James Melvint

James Melvint — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:51:21 +0000

Didn’t like flixster? Try this one http://www.filmcrave.com – you may find it more engaging.

By: Ben Strackany

Ben Strackany — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 03:16:24 +0000

Hmm, I’d be interested to know the acquisition price. It looks like a nice app, but building a data-driven iPhone web app doesn’t take THAT long. Then again I realize Movies.app is a native app, so maybe it’s too apples & oranges to compare the two.

By: DJ Burdick

DJ Burdick — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:06:16 +0000

Another point in the free vs paid apps argument. Go the classic get rich with no business model and sell to a larger company. I wonder how many people will target new apps in order to sell them to larger companies now. Either way, good for him. More thoughts here:
http://techburn...ne-app-wonders/

By: Carnegie Mellon Student Sells iPhone App, Justifies Nerdiness : theprereq.com

Carnegie Mellon Student Sells iPhone App, Justifies Nerdiness : theprereq.com — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:05:26 +0000

[...] (Source: TechCrunch) [...]

By: The Man

The Man — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:06:42 +0000

How did he sell it? I am guessing with a $10 investment in a domain name and a website like http://www.movi...app.com/native/

Just guessing, I may be wrong… The website still has the “donate” button on it.

By: MGA

MGA — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:53:48 +0000

Now i feel that i wasted my college times. With an app, you take your future under warranty even though you are a sophomore…

By: Marty

Marty — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:49:25 +0000

I just tried Flixster for the first time, and was quickly disappointed. I entered my zip code on the Movies in theaters page and it brought back a few theaters, but not the 2 that are cloest to my home. Pretty useless to me.

By: College Student Sells iPhone Application to Flixster — Best Mobile Phone Deal

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:25:39 +0000

[...] Flixster, a social networking site for movie buffs, will retain Grossman as a consultant while he continues his education, according to TechCrunch. [...]

By: College Student Sells iPhone Application to Flixster

College Student Sells iPhone Application to Flixster — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:18:42 +0000

[...] Flixter, a social networking site for movie buffs, will retain Grossman as a consultant while he continues his education, according to TechCrunch. [...]

By: College Sophomore Sells His iPhone App To Flixster « Weblibraryjpn’s Weblog

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:07:47 +0000

[...] College Sophomore Sells His iPhone App To Flixster (August 26, 2008 TechCrunch) Movie focused social network Flixster acquired a popular iPhone application called Movies.app (iTunes link ) last week, and has re-released the application this evening. As far as we know, this is the first acquisition of an iPhone app. The price isn’t being disclosed. Movies.app was created by Jeffrey Grossman, a sophomore at Carnegie Mellon University. The application lets users find show times, watch trailers and get maps to local theaters and has been downloaded 250,000 times. Flixster has updated the app to give users full access to their database of 70,000 movies, so users will be able to look up older titles while at Blockbuster, etc. In the next version users will also be able to link their Flixter accounts to the application. [...]

By: WIRELESS « Daily Marauder

WIRELESS « Daily Marauder — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:44:01 +0000

[...] far as we know, this is the first acquisition of an iPhone app. The price isn’t being disclosed. (http://www.tech...app-to-flixster [...]

By: jeff hock

jeff hock — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:58:35 +0000

My pet peeve about these kind of posts concerning acquisitions is that there’s always a critical piece of information missing… HOW did he sell it? Did he knock on the doors of every possible acquirer? Did he target just one acquirer and schmooze ‘em? Did the acquirer knock on his door? Did he have multiple offers to choose from? Did he retain the services of an agent to sell it for him? Did he list it for sale on E-bay? etc…

By: Jake

Jake — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:26:23 +0000

I guess that will give developers even more incentive to create killer iPhone apps. Works out for the iPhone users, and for the developers. That's awesome! Jake NoteScribe: Premier Notes Software

By: tanguero

tanguero — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:24:53 +0000

Awesome work! Hope he got enough money for it. There is very little free time at CMU; guess he put it to good use

By: The Hater

The Hater — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:07:21 +0000

Nice. Go CMU!

By: rob

rob — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:16:49 +0000

anybody know if this is the same jeffrey grossman from voltagenet during the free ipods days?

By: Sabrina

Sabrina — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:13:54 +0000

michael arrington, how do you know how many times their app has been downloaded?

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:12:04 +0000

in school and making money..sounds like good deal

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By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:04:18 +0000

Buy a good established app as quick as possible. The leaders are establishing themselves fast in the app store.

By: Andrew Song

Andrew Song — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:28:54 +0000

Last.FM bought their iPhone software off a guy that didn’t work for them.

By: Ben Kessler

Ben Kessler — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:50:07 +0000

Wasn’t Tap Tap Revolution acquired by Tapulous from the original developer?