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Jonathan Howard
@staringispolite · Growth engineer & founder
You too, @camillericketts! Big fan of First Round
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Hey Jon! As you know, I love what you're doing.
This is quite different from your background in gaming. Do you want to share how you came up with the idea?
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Jonathan Howard
@staringispolite · Growth engineer & founder
Sure! Actually my background is pretty broad. I've worked as varied jobs as Veterinary Hospital Assistant, to GPS Satellite programmer, and the startup I started/sold before moving to SF was in consumer internet/politics. I really just like working with great people on important things.
I became interested in this when a friend told me his mom had saved ten… See more
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Jonathan Howard
@staringispolite · Growth engineer & founder
Hey all, I'm a software engineer and artist by training, currently CoFounder/CEO of Emissary. We're on a mission to revolutionize healthcare by removing geographic restrictions from the highest quality providers.
Ryan suggested I do an AMA, so here I am! Sorry the mobile platform is still in beta (partners & patients only), but the service is live. Happ… See more
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Jonathan Howard
@staringispolite · Growth engineer & founder
BTW, I should clarify: while the cost savings makes it a no-brainer, the real problem we're solving is trust. We liken the industry to staying at a stranger's house before AirBnB, or hitching a ride before Uber.
There were competitors before (couchsurfing, cabulous) but it's really trust (supply-side vetting, transparency, ratings, insurance, etc) enabling… See more
