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Sep 18, 2018

What’s not going to change (in cities) in the next 10 years?

“What’s not going to change in the next 10 years? And I submit to you that that question is actually more important than asking what will…

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Sep 3, 2018

Pricing Your (SaaS) Product for Government

Pricing strategy is one of the most under-appreciated elements of a SaaS business. Many SaaS companies struggle with how to price their…

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Apr 6, 2018

Introducing Replica, a next-generation urban planning tool

De-identified location data can help answer key transportation questions — from a regional level all the way down to a city block.

Introducing Replica, a next-generation urban planning tool

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Mar 5, 2018

Pay people to attend public meetings

“Never, ever, think about something else when you should be thinking about the power of incentives.” — Charlie Munger

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Jan 15, 2018

It’s time for an UrbanOS

This story was originally published in Voices in Gov Tech, as a part of the annual GovTech 100 issue.

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Jan 1, 2018

Looking Ahead: GovTech Predictions for 2018

The new year provides an opportunity to look forward and imagine what’s possible — and likely — over the next 12 months. The broader…

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Dec 8, 2017

Civic Engagement is still broken — and a huge opportunity.

When everyone agrees something is a problem, one of two things must be true; (1) There exist an opportunity to solve the problem, or (2)…

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Sep 11, 2017

Cities are approaching this Amazon RFP all wrong

The lunacy is in the logic, not the desired outcomes. I’m deeply interested in cities, so I found Amazon’s announcement of HQ2 quite…

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Jun 27, 2017

The Business of GovTech: Switching Costs

The biggest barrier for govtech is not procurement, it’s the cost associated with adopting new products. Switching costs include both…

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Jun 20, 2017

Please. No More Dashboards.

The hot thing in govtech right now is dashboards. There are very few govtech companies not offering a dashboard of some kind. It’s a buffet…

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Nick Bowden

CEO, Co-Founder, Replica. Editor of Better Planning; previously @sidewalklabs; founded @MindMixer & @mysidewalkhq.

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