In this episode, I talk to Jack Forbes, CEO of PadPiper. Yes, you read that right. The name is a spin off of Silicon Valley “unicorn”, Pied Piper. PadPiper is a platform that helps you find a place to live in a new city, hooks you up with roommates, and helps you find places to hang out around town. Jack and I cover many topics on this episode, including but not limited to these topics:What is PadPiper?What differentiates you from Airbnb?What are some of the use cases for PadPiper?What generational forces at at play that allow PadPiper to exist? What is work integrated learning and why does it matter?What about mental health is important to founders and what does happiness mean in startup life?Startups Jack is betting on in the future to help create the futureTips Jack has for people wanting to build the futureAnd more!Learn more about Jack on LinkedIn here. Get on the email list at forwardthinking.substack.com
Forward Thinking Founders is a founder podcast where we interview high potential founders from networks like Y Combinator, The Thiel Fellowship, Product Hunt, Twitter, etc. and brings to light what they're building for the world. Think of it like the opposite of How I Built This, where we interview founders before they are successful, then if they are, we have a moment in time we can look back on in the early days. Does the model work? Look at our early interviews and you'll have your answer.