I spent two weeks finding a job at a cleaning company in San Francisco, where I had to deal with long commutes and a taxing schedule, but it was essential for learning about the cleaning industry.

I took pride in my job at the car wash, which helped me improve my English and eventually led to a job at a yogurt shop where I slept in the attic to save money.

Working in the cleaning job was informative; I learned how cleaning companies operate and identified inefficiencies in their booking and scheduling processes.

After a few weeks, I quit the cleaning job because I wasn't learning anything new, but it gave us confidence that we were on the right track with our platform.

We realized we needed to learn how to clean properly before bringing professional cleaners onto our platform, so I decided to get a job at a cleaning company to gain firsthand experience.

By automating services, we can reclaim our time to do the things we love, similar to how Uber allowed people to stop driving themselves.

To solve my problem of not having time to cook, I posted an ad on Craigslist for chefs to prepare home-cooked meals, which led to 70 responses in 24 hours.

To test the driver app, I drive and deliver in the Bay Area once or twice a month, dedicating half a day to this.

We had to be scrappy at FlightCar, even resorting to undercover operations to meet customers and park their cars without drawing attention to our business.