Justin Lockwood
Berkeley, CA (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal
Earnie
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Location:
Berkeley
Industry:
Other
Year Founded:
2013
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Business Stage:
Creation/Idea
Entity Type:
"C" Corporation
Description:
Turn chores, homework or any goal into a rewarding game with Earnie. Parents have a powerful new tool for teaching there children about saving and the value of a job well done. Parents create assignments like ‘Clean your Room’ or ‘Ace your Math Test’. Then set the date and number of points. You’ve just created the motivation for success. As kids save points to there Piggy Banks they can redeem them for rewards like ‘Pizza for Dinner’ or ‘An Hour of TV.’ Improve your child's grades with the power of mobile gaming.
Created by a parent for parents. This next generation is never going to know a world without smart phones and personal devices. Our kids already expect everything to live at there fingertips. Harnessing that power and turning it into a teaching tool is the goal of creator Justin Lockwood. A designer for over fifteen years, Lockwood has designed apps for companies like TOMS Shoes, Alaska Airlines and Target.
The 1.0 (or MVP) version is a powerful chore/assignment manager. Parents create a task, kids perform assigned tasks and earn points for rewards/privileges. 2.0 will introduce the 'Chore Store' where kids can earn toys, games and more at a discount. Imagine Groupon but for kids with the added teaching component. The longterm goal is to create a mobile piggy-bank for the next generation.
Development of the MVP for iOS is underway with beta testing planed for late Aug. With your help Earnie could be the next great app for this mobile generation. Helping both kids and parents to achieve goals that will help them to forge a future full of possibilities and success.