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Seattle, Washington, United States
@jkooms
Member since 2012
CURRENT MISSION Help people help others ABOUT ME I moved often growing up, starting in New York and passing through most Midwest states before moving to Seattle in 2015. Having spent time on food stamps, I launched FoodCircles in college—an app to feed local families and children simply by trying out restaurants around town. This startup plus a documentary in India helped me commit to solving problems I hated rather than only doing what I loved. After consulting for startups and nonprofits, I started a social enterprise called Samaritan to eliminate unneeded friction between seeing someone's need on the street and helping them. I am grateful to have earned a degree from the University of Michigan in Informatics and Economics. PHILOSOPHY Let your actions do the talking.
Interested in Design
Interested in Dining out
Fluent in English
Learning French
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
Surfed Madison, Sydney, and participated in Couchweek Grand Rapids.
Music, Movies, and Books
Sunshine
One Amazing Thing I've Done
A ghost in India who told me the name of my father's mother, how much I had spent on the trip so far, and that I had gotten into a recent accident on a red moped.
Teach, Learn, Share
HTML/CSS Prototyping and Web Design Video Editing Copywriting Pitching/Sales
My Interests
Sports, longboarding, film work, spicy food, the basics