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Request for Startups: Receipt-Based Dating, Reference Checks as a Service, and WeWork for Productivity with Justin Mares and Sean Linehan


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Today we're dropping the debut episode of Request for Startups which features

  • Justin Mares: Founder of Truemed,Kettle & Fire, Surely, and a partner at True Journey Ventures
  • Sean Linehan: CEO of Exec.com, previously VP Product at Flexport
  • Host: Erik Torenberg

  • The conversation maps startup ideas and concepts, including dating apps based on spending patterns, a matching platform for singles, an exclusive dating app with angel investments, Google Maps for market ontologies, a personal trainer for life, Wikipedia by experts, and a vision of WeWork for productivity. What will you build?


    Upcoming guests on this season of Request for Startups include Aashay Sanghvi, Talia Goldberg, Imran Khan, Qiao Wang, Nick DeWilde, Greg Isenberg, Gagan Biyani, and more.


    SUBSCRIBE & FORWARD TO FOUNDERS & ANYONE NAVIGATING THE IDEA MAZE.

    Video episodes on Substack: https://requestforstartups.substack.com/p/receipt-based-dating-reference-checks

    Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/request-for-startups-with-erik-torenberg/id1728659822

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/739L1LR32QI2XyoZlRh5nv

    Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1728659822


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    Timestamps

    (00:00) Intro

    (00:45) Justin's Incubation Processes

    (04:00) Dating App Based on Spending Patterns

    (06:40) Yenta

    (08:22) Exclusive Dating App with Angel Investments

    (13:16) Google Maps for Market Ontologies

    (19:07) Personal Trainer for Life

    (20:57) Wikipedia by Experts

    (27:01) WeWork for Productivity


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