Sean Linehan@_slinehan · VP of Product @ Flexport
Thanks @connor! The idea originally came to me while standing in the restroom at Zachary's pizza in Berkeley (delicious, highly recommended). They had a map of Berkeley on the wall, and for whatever reason inspiration struck and I felt a compulsion make pretty maps. @dayvli and I teamed up to knock the project out after walking away from our previous start… See more
Jack Smith@_jacksmith · Serial Entrepreneur & Startup Adviser
@_slinehan cool, what was your previous startup?
Sean Linehan@_slinehan · VP of Product @ Flexport
@_jacksmith We were the co-founders of what was einstein.com. It's a long story as to what happened, but at the end of the day Davy and I walked away to build other cool stuff. Was an incredible learning experience and I'm happy to have been able to walk away without too much of a mess on my hands!
Jack Smith@_jacksmith · Serial Entrepreneur & Startup Adviser
@_slinehan cool, what did einstein.com do?
Sean Linehan@_slinehan · VP of Product @ Flexport
@_jacksmith We were attempting to do product recommendation. Ie. help guide people towards buying the best consumers products for their budget and needs. Hard problem to effectively solve given the incredible diversity of consumer requirements.