Founder, Co-Founder, CTO
Maker's Row is a B2B marketplace that connects product-based businesses with American factories.
Scott Weiner - Software Engineer
Software Engineer in NYC
Software Engineer in NYC
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Birdflow
Founder
Create “if this, then that” automations on Twitter that promote your brand and grow your following.
CrowdPower
Founder
CrowdPower helps put your SaaS growth on autopilot. Use it for onboarding, feature announcements, usage alerts, review requests, and more.
ClosingBell
Founder
ClosingBell is a collaborative stock trading platform that crowdsources activity from thousands of stock traders managing millions in assets. ClosingBell was acquired in December,... more 2021.
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Collaborative stock trading app.
Objective-C, PHP, MySQL · The ClosingBell iOS app is a platform for active stock traders to share their ideas and real portfolios with each other in… · More near real-time. Traders connect their real brokerage accounts to the app and it reveals the positions of each trader, as well as what the community is buying, selling, and holding in aggregate. With 30,000 members and 6,000 traders, ClosingBell has become a unique tool for trade ideas. The app uses in-app subscriptions for monthly memberships, push notifications to deliver news, analysis, and portfolio recaps, ElasticSearch for finding instruments and members, and a custom podcast player.
Streaming music player for today’s hits.
Swift, iOS, IOS APP · The Plagood (play•good) iOS app is a prototype for a music streaming service that plays the top songs in every genre. The app… · More features a fully-functional music player, it reads from an external playlist to deliver fresh content, and it uses core data to remember the listener’s favorite songs.
Marketplace for kid’s party bookings.
PHP, Laravel, Twilio · Kidlistings is an online marketplace and management software for children’s party bookings. Currently in pre-launch, it helps… · More small businesses and professional entertainers find leads and manage their bookings. The platform uses a number of services to help facilitate the process of finding a provider, communicating with them, and ultimately booking services.
Promotion with checkout.
Stripe, UI/UX, HTML · QUINN is the premier shopping service where professional stylists meet in-person with clothes and accessories that fit clients’… · More style, budget, and existing wardrobe. This promotion was designed for Neiman Marcus to send to their customers. It included a special package with a quick and easy checkout via Stripe.
Matchmaking app for people with active lifestyles.
UI/UX, Swift, iOS · LADA (Live Active Date Active) is an iOS dating app for people with active lifestyles. The app matches people based on their… · More interests in physical activities, like yoga or running. Once a match is made, the 2 parties can communicate in real-time. The app features a Tinder-like match system, media upload capabilities, and real-time chat via WebSockets and push notifications.
CMS for online stores.
UI/UX, HTML, CSS · Merch Direct is a factory that makes merchandise for brands, musicians, celebrities, and influencers. This content management system… · More was designed for a self-service platform that allowed their clients to set up their own online shops and sell merchandise directly to their fans.
In-store app activated with iBeacons.
Objective-C, iBeacon, Estimote · The SnagTag in-store iPad app provided a unique experience for shoppers to learn more about a product simply by… · More picking it up. It used iBeacon technology with Estimote beacons to detect when products were picked up and put down, thus displaying product details when the customer is ready to see them, and dismissing them when the customer walks away. The software was capable of providing insights to store owners to help them discover which products were handled more than others.
Fetch stock quotes in Slack.
PHP, MySQL, Laravel · The ClosingBell Slack app allows Slack users to fetch stock quotes, news, and analyst ratings from the comfort of Slack. Used by… · More over 1,100 teams spanning 100,000 users, the app can fetch quotes with the ”/quote” command, or optionally scan messages for cashtags, like ”$AAPL”, to post back information on U.S. equities in private or public channels.
UI/UX for employee feedback tool.
UI/UX · The Vision Lab is a service that crowdsources feedback and ideas from employees of large corporations and delivers detailed insights and… · More analytics to management. The company won several large contracts from Pernod Ricard, Samsung, PWC, and other companies after this revamp of the initial concept. The web application operates in 3 parts from the employee’s perspective: crowdsource ideas, vote on ideas, view the leaderboard of ideas.
Collaborative stock trading tool.
PHP, Firebase, Laravel · The ClosingBell web app is a trimmed down version of the iOS app, accessible to anyone. It displays the aggregate trade data… · More from thousands of stock traders via WebSockets, updated at regular intervals. Members can see what the community is buying, selling, and holding right now, or at various timeframes. It also allows members to filter results by all, profitable, or unprofitable traders. The web app allows non-iOS users to upgrade via Stripe or Bitcoin directly on the website.
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Achievements
Co-founded, designed, and built a prototype for Maker's Row (makersrow.com) that led to a $1M seed round from Comcast Ventures. Led the design and tech team as CTO and built the web app into a $1M/yr business. Was recognized by Business Insider in the Silicon Alley 100. Afterwards, built ClosingBell (https://closingbell.co) from the ground up. Thousands of stock traders managing millions in assets use ClosingBell to discover new trading ideas. ClosingBell was acquired in December, 2021.
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If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?
Building software to help people in need.
Which founders or startups do you most admire?
InVision for identifying an overlooked need in a saturated market and beating a major player at their own game, and Robinhood for bringing active investing to the masses with a simple and beautiful product anyone can use.
What's your super power?
Bringing ideas to life.
What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?
Email or Twitter.
What words of wisdom do you live by?
"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose." - Steve Jobs
What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?
All aspects of building software from concept to execution. Including research, ideation, user interface design, user experience, full-stack engineering, architecting systems, and marketing.
What words of advice would you give your younger self?
Take more risks.
What's the most creative thing you've ever done?
ClosingBell — a collaborative stock trading platform that allows traders to share ideas and their real portfolios with each other.
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