Acumen Solutions presented at the semi-finalist August 2009 round of the Force.com 40 Innovation Showcase. Salesforce.com is using the opportunity recognize the apps and businesses that are being built on their platform, and the top 40 will be showcased at Dreamforce ‘09.
Earlier this year, all media attention was on the government stimulus plan known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. We at Acumen Solutions thought we had a clever way to help the government keep better track of our hard earned tax dollars. On the Force.com platform and within a span of six weeks, our team (Greg, Joe, Tye and others) was able to build a very detailed prototype of our START - Stimulus Tracking and Recipient Transparency application for federal, state and local governments.
The Force.com 40 contest included a judges panel filled with Force.com product folks as well as high-tech VC firms. In round two, 20 companies were competing for the final spots. Each presenter was given 7 minutes to do a live demo of the app, describe its roadmap and how it will be disruptive in the market. The innovation was outstanding. The judges grilled the presenters on their apps market opportunity, their pricing models and how they were going to moneitize their products. After all was said and done, we were very proud to be chosen as a finalist.
Now months later all eyes are on the government again to see if the ARRA spending created jobs. We are happy to have contributed to the discussion and be a part of the solution.
