Swiftly (goswift.ly) develops software to help public transit agencies and cities improve urban mobility. We have gained excellent traction over the past two years and recently closed our Series A. Over 50 cities from coast-to-coast now use our technology platform to improve services for millions of riders each day.
We are currently around 35 employees and growing! We are primarily looking for those excited to be part of a mission-driven start-up. This passion could come from a desire to improve public transit, urban mobility, sustainability, etc. Or it could simply originate from a desire to work on hard problems that impact the real-world. Regardless of your why, it is important that you care about the work we do.
I enjoyed Randy Komisar's "The Monk and the Riddle." The core message I took away from the book is that that your passion should not be just for "entrepreneurship" or "start-ups" but rather how an idea or company can make a real difference to people.
That's an interesting pick, as it touches on exactly the issue I ran into in my last startup: getting customers, getting traction but finding myself unmotivated by the problem being solved. Not seeing myself doing that for another year, let alone the rest of my life.
While I was working on my previous startup I actually started asking myself how other founders kept themselves motivated while dealing for really long periods of time with the same industry and similar set of problems (even if they are approached with multiple hats, like engineering, marketing, finance, etc.)
Swiftly (goswift.ly) develops software to help public transit agencies and cities improve urban mobility. We have gained excellent traction over the past two years and recently closed our Series A. Over 50 cities from coast-to-coast now use our technology platform to improve services for millions of riders each day.
We are currently around 35 employees and growing! We are primarily looking for those excited to be part of a mission-driven start-up. This passion could come from a desire to improve public transit, urban mobility, sustainability, etc. Or it could simply originate from a desire to work on hard problems that impact the real-world. Regardless of your why, it is important that you care about the work we do.
Our open roles (Frontend Engineer, Product, and more!): https://hire.withgoogle.com/public/jobs/goswiftly
I am a co-founder and CTO. My email is on my profile if you have questions! Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.