We started Mobile Monday Report on SiliconCaribe.com 5 years ago- now it’s back by popular demand. So, every Monday from now, we will publish a report on Caribbean Mobile Industry – Mobile apps, startups, mobile money, telecoms, Mobile services and the Mobile lifestyle.
Mobile Monday This Week on SiliconCaribe – features a Mobile App from a Trinidadian Startup and we interviewed one of the co-founders Andre Thomas
1. Radial – Redefining Radio
The Company: Yabil Ltd
Mobile App Description:
Stream your favourite songs regardless of where you may be in the world. See what others are listening to and let Radial suggest the songs that would best fit your taste. Radial’s motto is “Socially Ubiquitous Music” and we would like to empower you to take control of what you listen to and when you do it. Listen to the new soca, chutney, reggae, jazz, hip hop or discover songs from your favourite artiste or band. Simply use our intuitive interface and feed your love of music.
Listen to the music you love from the artists you support. Radial is about more than just music though: see where your favourite artists are performing; buy tickets to your favourite artists’ concerts; buy merchandise from your favourite artists; read about your favourite artists through our partners. All in our social Feed.
Status: In Beta with 2000 downloads
Monetization Strategy:
Subscriptions targeting primarily the Diaspora. We do have a branding twist on subscriptions that we’ll be using but that will be revealed when we launch said Andre Thomas , Ceo of Yabil Ltd and one of the three co-founders.
A few milestones
-We’ve doubled our user base over the last 3 weeks to just over 1000 users on the Android version of Radial. Now have 2000 downloads. 500 beta testers
-We’re 99% complete the iOS version to help us expand our reach in the diaspora
-We won Technoir 2.0 last month in Washington DC. The prize was $20,000US in cash and kind
We were invited by the FCC and subsequently attended TechFair in Washington DC last week. It was a fantastic experience!
Official Launch Date: First Quarter 2016
