When I started at Uber several years ago, UberPOOL was in a handful of cities. Today, UberPOOL is now 20% of Uber's global business in the cities that it operates and has completed over 250 Million rides (and growing). UberPOOL is available in over 35 cities all over the world.

From San Francisco to Bangalore, and lots of places in between -- millions of people have joined the sharing revolution and decided to share their ride. UberPOOL's mission is to get more butts in seats and by doing so it brings affordable and reliable transportation to millions of people. Together, we can decongest cities, clean up the skies, give time and money back to the people, and most importantly make our cities better!

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Problem

While traveling, I don't really know what's around me in terms of health care providers. It leaves me feeling unprepared and vulnerable.

Solution

Health Scout gives people the ability to always know where the closest, Medicare-certified, emergency rooms are based on their location in a single tap. It calculates how long it will take to get there in current traffic and approximates how long someone will have to wait in the emergency room to see a doctor. 

Download it today - it's free!

Problem

There are two big problems with group chat applications today. 

1. I get too many irrelevant notifications.

2. Correcting a typo means I have to send *another message. See #1.

Solution

Chat++ hopes to solve both problems by allowing you to edit spelling mistakes directly without having to send another message. Let's do away with the "*"! It also understands when you don't need to  be notified. 

Curious?

We hope you are too. We're hoping we can get our stuff together and launch soon!

Problem

When it comes to baseball, the tools that players have to train with are archaic. Coaches (SMEs) must rely on experience and a trained eye. While training, feedback given to each player by a coach is qualitative and very subjective.

Solution

Using only off-the-shelf components, we capture a players baseball swing and reconstruct it in a 3D environment. Players and coaches can then analyze each frame of the player's swing and make more meaningful conclusions.

Want to learn more?

Technologies used: OpenCV, Matlab, Unity3D. We are currently working with a industry leaders in this space and are under an NDA. What you see here is just the tip of the iceberg.

Please feel free to contact ronakt@gmail.com if you'd like to learn more!

Problem

Getting work done through email just isn't cutting it.

Solution

A new experience for our mobile-first world.

Problem

Group conversations lack structure which often make it difficult to coordinate in big groups.

Solution

Enforce a conversation queue that predictably evolves a conversation.

Outlook & Office365

I can't tell you much, but what I can tell  you is that I'm currently working on building new social and collaborative experiences in Office365.

Curious? Last September, we announced the first chapter of Groups in Office365.

Problem

Common walkers in the market leave users vulnerable to slipping and falling awkwardly. As a senior citizen who relies on walking assistance, an awkward fall can have disastrous consequences. 

Solution

The "Anti-Slip Walker" prevents injuries and facilitates independence of the user by implementing a breaking system that is activated when the walker slips from underneath the user. The ergonomic design allows users to put all their wait on the chassis without fear of slipping and falling.

The Anti-Slip Walker prototype was built as part of a Systems Design Engineering Capstone project. 

Please email me directly if you're interested in obtaining a copy of this case study.