It's 2015. Why is it still so hard to find the best places in the world for you? Looking for a great restaurant near you? Good luck wading through reviews or trying to remember that place your friend mentioned. Planning a trip? Get ready to spend hours on research, only to end up with a list stuck in Evernote or Google Docs.
Spot was started as a project at Expa, the startup studio founded by Garrett Camp (who also started StumbleUpon and Uber). Despite massive, lucrative markets (The Priceline Group alone is worth >$60B), both local discovery and travel planning lack compelling products or clear winners in the mobile age. That's why we're here.
Spot is a mobile network that connects you with the best places in the world according to the friends & experts you trust. It's entertaining & inspirational — much like Instagram & Pinterest — while also a practical tool that drives decision-making for high value transactions. You should be able to get off a plane anywhere on the planet and find not just the best places, but the best places for you.
How do we do it? To start, imagine a PageRank for the real world...
We're a small, awesome team — 3 engineers, design, product, and content/community — backed by some of the most accomplished entrepreneurs & investors in history. Everyone is smart, nice, practical, and pragmatic, and we're all here because this is a product that we think needs to exist.
Come make it happen with us.