HopStop
Hopstop Inc. (branded as "Hopstop") is a city transit guide launched in 2001. It provides door-to-door subway and bus directions and maps for New York City. One can also search for places to restaurants, bars and hotels. Other popular features include sending directions by e-mail or text messaging to a cell phone directly from the website and planning a trip with multiple destinations using the Itinerary. Users can get directions or the locations of nearby subway and bus stops remotely on their cell phone or PDA with the HopStop Mobile service.[1]
Chinedu Echeruo founded Hopstop in 2001. A Harvard Business School graduate, Echero worked as an analyst at investment banks and hedge funds before starting HopStop. [2]