#6: S1E6 - Co-founding CityMaps (and doing what's right), product management, and NYC poker scene

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The Sam Thompson Stroll

Sam Thompson

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The Stroll discusses wellness and careers in the first few years of post-graduate life. New episode Wed 7am ET every other week! - Learning objectives for listeners - 1. reflect on how health, well-being, and purpose are maintained or challenged across high-performing careers 2. appreciate the complexity and individuality of each guest’s career journey and personal evolution 3. evaluate how well a guest’s industry, values, and lifestyle align with their own aspirations and priorities 4. understand the personal sacrifices and tradeoffs guests have made in pursuit of professional success

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#6: S1E6 - Co-founding CityMaps (and doing what's right), product management, and NYC poker scene

The Sam Thompson Stroll

1 hour 21 minutes 37 seconds

6 months ago

#6: S1E6 - Co-founding CityMaps (and doing what's right), product management, and NYC poker scene

Fed up with his friends complaining about the price disparities of Zyn (nicotine pouches) across NYC, Will Goldman sat down with his co-founder and did something about it. With a background in product management, programming, and entrepreneurship, they found immediate success with ZynMaps, an app that displayed stores selling Zyn and their prices in a map based format. Discontent with the values promoted by ZynMaps, Will and his co-founder decided to pivot to CityMaps, an app that displays prices and/or ratings for specific foods, drinks, and qualities across NYC restaurants and stores. Barely have had time to mention his love for poker and career in product management!

Tune in to hear all about it: much love, one love!

Topics discussed:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:01:34 - Co-founding City-Maps

00:08:12 - Building ZynMaps, entrepreneurial background, and initial growth

00:14:11 - Pivot to CityMaps

00:21:25 - Crowdsourcing data & incentive structures

00:29:21 - Expansion plans

00:35:15 - To monetize or not to monetize

00:44:49 - Learnings as a PM to build CityMaps

00:48:21 - Poker background & NYC poker scene

01:03:23 - Transition to non-compete

01:07:40 - Work-life balance in product management and career perspective

01:17:49 - Life goals