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Envisioning a World With No Parking Tickets

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ReIMAGING THE PARKING METER

Jim Gibbs is Co-founder and CEO of MeterFeeder, a company that predicts parking availability, and enables vehicles to pay for parking with no human interaction. Jim is a brilliant coder and visionary, with Carnegie Mellon and development work for the likes of USA Today and America Eagle on his resume. And even though he’s originally from New York, he wants to convince us that Pittsburgh is the place to be; it isn’t even a question. Jim wants to build the next billion-dollar tech business in Pittsburgh. And in doing so, he’s happy to wear the mantle of being a scrutinized black entrepreneur. As Jim sees it, if he can have a big win, it will make it that much easier for the next black founder coming up next. Make sure to listen in to hear his awesome story and great insights.

 

“I started writing software back in 1983”
~ Jim Gibbs

In this episode Jim and Dan discussed:

  • Going from Long Island to Pittsburgh
  • Life at Carnegie Mellon
  • His first job as a coder
  • How an inspiration at a lunch meeting lead to MeterFeeder
  • Jim’s approach to paying it forward

 

Episode Shout Outs:

Branding Brand
Y Combinator
Startup Boost
Brookhaven National Laboratory

 

“He was working behind the counter. He cracked a JavaScript joke.
I hired him.”
~ Jim Gibbs

 

MORE on JIM AND METERFEEDER

JIM:
twitter.com/heezo
linkedin.com/in/james-gibbs-4ab8/

METERFEEDER:
meterfeeder.com
twitter.com/meterfeeder
instagram.com/meterfeederapp
linkedin.com/company/meter-feeder-inc

 

“I want people to make parking so easy that no one ever gets another parking ticket.”
~ Jim Gibbs