Tackable is a photo assignment and sharing platform. Anyone can create assignments asking for specific photos, which their followers complete using the iPhone app. Tackable also supports video and text.
Getting information about something happening in a faraway place at a specific time is difficult at best, and usually impossible. Traditional, keyword-based search methods are inefficient and fail to leverage the power of the crowd.
Tackable connects you with strangers who are capable of taking a photo of what you’re interested in, and sending it to you within seconds.
Features:
• Create an assignment and get back responses!
• Have fun sharing photos and getting instant feedback
• Create your own photo album
• Browse amazing photo requests by other people
• Geo-tagged and time-stamped content for credibility
Use Cases:
• Citizen Journalism
• Friend and social group conversations and exchanges
• Forecasting and directing demand for content using time and location to retrieve relevant results
Tackable is currently in public beta in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Our Team
Ed “The Wizard” Lucero
Chief Executive Officer
Ed Lucero co-founded the digital marketing agency AGENDA in 1998, which eventually grew to more than 300 employees working in Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei and Kuala Lumpur. AGENDA was sold to the WPP Group in 2008. Ed has a master’s degree in Computer Science from NYU and a master’s degree in Architecture from Columbia University.
Luke “The Storyteller” Stangel
Chief Marketing Officer
Luke Stangel has an extensive background in journalism, new media, marketing and communications. He spent three years in charge of marketing at a consumer electronics startup that earned $20 million in revenue in 2002. He later spent seven years as a newspaper and radio journalist in Silicon Valley.
Steven “The Wolf” Woo
Chief Technology Officer
Steven Woo was one of the principal developers at Blizzard, in charge of the bestselling Diablo II title. He later co-founded his own game company, Hyboreal Games.
Jonathan StypulaDirector of Communications a.k.a. The Most Interesting Man at Tackable
Jonathan Stypula was employee number 3 at OnNet USA Inc., an online F2P PC game portal. He helped raise a community of gamers numbering in the millions starting from zero. He graduated from SJSU with a degree in Business Marketing and Technical Communications.
Eri IzawaDesign Director a.k.a. Game Master Eri
Eri Izawa has more than a decade of professional experience in game mechanics, going back to Asheron’s Call. She has since worked on other MMOs and online games, such as the Roman-themed MMORPG Gods and Heroes, and for seven years ran a webcomic focused on the goofiness within MMORPGs.
Francis ChinServer Side Developer a.k.a. The Architect
Francis Chin has more than 15 years of experience with client- and server-side code. He has co-authored a guidebook on HTML that was published by McGraw-Hill. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from NYU and a JD from Brooklyn Law School.
Mike DoanCreative Director a.k.a. Creative Lunch Director
Mike is also a video game industry veteran and worked on the now defunct Guitar Hero series. He is currently rehabilitating himself from those rockstar days and if handed a plastic guitar, he is more likely to smash it than play it. He manages pixels at Tackable but also focuses on making sure the team remembers to have something to eat during the day.
Ben EakinsBen of all trades a.k.a. Big Ben
Ben is a professional game designer and has degrees in art. He’s a master of all manner of facts, figures, data; he troubleshoots from the hip (fastest draw in the West), and he cooks up a mean gazpacho. Whatever that is.
Jacky “Chan” LaiEntertainment Intern a.k.a. The Funniest Man at Tackable
We found Jacky on the campus of SJSU and have not regretted it since. He currently works on top secret projects that even we don’t know about.
Neyaz NazarMarketing Intern a.k.a. Young Grasshopper
Neyaz graduated with a degree in Business Marketing. During her years at San Jose State, she served as an officer for The Marketing Association, creating projects and organizing workshops geared towards helping students with their career paths.
Your Name Here!We’re Hiring a.k.a. The New Guy/Gal
We’re growing and always on the lookout for fresh talent, Contact us here and tell us what you can do!
About Tackable
Tackable is a photo assignment and sharing platform. Anyone can create assignments asking for specific photos, which their followers complete using the iPhone app. Tackable also supports video and text.
Getting information about something happening in a faraway place at a specific time is difficult at best, and usually impossible. Traditional, keyword-based search methods are inefficient and fail to leverage the power of the crowd.
Tackable connects you with strangers who are capable of taking a photo of what you’re interested in, and sending it to you within seconds.
Features:
• Create an assignment and get back responses!
• Have fun sharing photos and getting instant feedback
• Create your own photo album
• Browse amazing photo requests by other people
• Geo-tagged and time-stamped content for credibility
Use Cases:
• Citizen Journalism
• Friend and social group conversations and exchanges
• Forecasting and directing demand for content using time and location to retrieve relevant results
Crowdsource the answer with Tackable.
Follow us: twitter.com/tackable
Like us: facebook.com/tackable
Tackable is currently in public beta in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Our Team
Ed “The Wizard” Lucero
Chief Executive Officer
Ed Lucero co-founded the digital marketing agency AGENDA in 1998, which eventually grew to more than 300 employees working in Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei and Kuala Lumpur. AGENDA was sold to the WPP Group in 2008. Ed has a master’s degree in Computer Science from NYU and a master’s degree in Architecture from Columbia University.
Luke “The Storyteller” Stangel
Chief Marketing Officer
Luke Stangel has an extensive background in journalism, new media, marketing and communications. He spent three years in charge of marketing at a consumer electronics startup that earned $20 million in revenue in 2002. He later spent seven years as a newspaper and radio journalist in Silicon Valley.
Steven “The Wolf” Woo
Chief Technology Officer
Steven Woo was one of the principal developers at Blizzard, in charge of the bestselling Diablo II title. He later co-founded his own game company, Hyboreal Games.
a.k.a. The Most Interesting Man at Tackable
Jonathan Stypula was employee number 3 at OnNet USA Inc., an online F2P PC game portal. He helped raise a community of gamers numbering in the millions starting from zero. He graduated from SJSU with a degree in Business Marketing and Technical Communications.
a.k.a. Game Master Eri
Eri Izawa has more than a decade of professional experience in game mechanics, going back to Asheron’s Call. She has since worked on other MMOs and online games, such as the Roman-themed MMORPG Gods and Heroes, and for seven years ran a webcomic focused on the goofiness within MMORPGs.
a.k.a. The Architect
Francis Chin has more than 15 years of experience with client- and server-side code. He has co-authored a guidebook on HTML that was published by McGraw-Hill. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from NYU and a JD from Brooklyn Law School.
a.k.a. Creative Lunch Director
Mike is also a video game industry veteran and worked on the now defunct Guitar Hero series. He is currently rehabilitating himself from those rockstar days and if handed a plastic guitar, he is more likely to smash it than play it. He manages pixels at Tackable but also focuses on making sure the team remembers to have something to eat during the day.
a.k.a. Big Ben
Ben is a professional game designer and has degrees in art. He’s a master of all manner of facts, figures, data; he troubleshoots from the hip (fastest draw in the West), and he cooks up a mean gazpacho. Whatever that is.
a.k.a. The Funniest Man at Tackable
We found Jacky on the campus of SJSU and have not regretted it since. He currently works on top secret projects that even we don’t know about.
a.k.a. Young Grasshopper
Neyaz graduated with a degree in Business Marketing. During her years at San Jose State, she served as an officer for The Marketing Association, creating projects and organizing workshops geared towards helping students with their career paths.
a.k.a. The New Guy/Gal
We’re growing and always on the lookout for fresh talent, Contact us here and tell us what you can do!