To develop his dream land, Coon created Austin Capital Partners with Jason Subotky and Eduardo Margain, Austin friends with access to funds and vision. “We built a machine, and that’s what Wikibuy is.”

“It’s a repetitive task, something a machine can do,” he told the Austin-American Statesman in 2018. As Coon puts it - “Waze applied to shopping,” comparing prices across sites, verifying and applying coupon codes, shipping and tax to give customers true pricing and calculate actual savings: a better mousetrap for Amazon shopping under $100 where comparison shopping gets too time-consuming for puny results. The Austin-based company helps online shoppers compare prices not only at Amazon, but with hundreds of online retailers and eBay verified sellers. He went to his 1-800 Contacts retirement lunch on a Friday on Saturday and Sunday he was interviewing for his next start-up, Wikibuy, a comparison-shopping tool that launched in beta at the end of 2014. (It was acquired by KKR in 2020 for $3.1 billion.) During 22-years as CEO, the company helped change federal law to give Americans the right to their contact lens prescriptions while improving the customer experience. of The Four Seasons Private Residences Lake Austin GittingsĬoon started and sold 1-800 Contacts, for $900 million in 2012. Jonathan Coon, Gittings the Brigham Young grad started 1-800-Contacts and is one of the developers. The site is positioned on a secluded hill above a 90-degree natural bend in the lake, with endless backdrops and protected views, creating a heightened sense of privacy and beauty. Ninety acres will be reserved against future development as nature preserve and parkland. The Four Seasons Private Residences Austin is sited a handy 20 minute drive from downtown Austin and its veteran Four Seasons Hotel.īut the 145 acre private enclave, surrounded by more than 2000 acres of expansive emerald green space, will be as far away from Austin urban bustle as possible. The same concept is being used at the new Costa Palmas, another Four Seasons-branded resort planned for La Ribera, B.C.S., Mexico. The residences are being constructed with “invisible service” corridors hidden below, where consumers never see nor interact with service providers, much like Disney- “invisible service” is a new buzz word in uber luxury development. The residences will bear the Four Seasons branding seal, giving every owner access to the brand’s famous service and guest-centric app/central data base that memorizes guest preferences for service on demand or before. This innovative partnership with Four Seasons guarantees a higher - if not the current highest - dimension of luxury living for the Lake Austin area. Funicular at new Austin Four Seasons Residences DBOX for Austin Capital Partners

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