Founder, Chimani |聽45, Portland, Maine
鈥淭he epiphany moment happened in . I was standing on top of a mountain in the rain, wanting to know the best route back down, and I had no signal on my phone. is basically a guidebook鈥攃urated original content鈥攊n an app that鈥檚 designed for when there鈥檚 no connectivity. We take it a step further by including audio files and topo maps that are GPS enabled.聽
“Mobile devices are a tidal wave that鈥檚 about to hit the park experience. Chimani had more than 1.5 million user sessions last year, yet I would say we鈥檝e tapped only about 5 percent of the market.聽
“To be blunt, if we don鈥檛 get this right, we鈥檙e talking about the death of the park system. If people don鈥檛 have a positive experience in the parks, they鈥檙e not invested in the concept. We want to make sure that when you go to a park, you walk away thinking it鈥檚 ten times better than Disneyland. That ultimately translates into legislation that will impact future generations.鈥澛