In 2015, Google tried to gain traction with Whos Down and Danny Trinhs startup launched Free, both of which try to find you friends to hang out with. Neither took off. Because they lack ubiquity of installation and engagement, theyre much worse equipped to solve the problem than Facebook.
Our first engineer was from Nova Scotia, Eli (our second) lived in Maryland, Stump said. I think a lot of the magic, when you look back at who our early hires were (Matt Van Horn at age 22, Brian Wong at age 18, Jeff Hodsdon at 19, Danny Trinh at 19) youll find a few common traits.