Hello there
I am Sean Linehan. At 8 years old, I fell madly in love with the internet and never looked back. I've built and contributed to dozens of online projects as a people leader, product manager, designer, and software engineer.
You can find me on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Writing
People Will Tell You Their Problems
The Rise of Software Delivered Services
Stuff I've Made
Exec · Co-Founder, CEO
Exec is a tech-enabled talent development agency. We help
companies like SAP, JP Morgan, and Campbell's design and manage
custom coaching and training programs.
Placement
Originally, Placement helped relocate Americans for better
economic opportunities. Now, it's the D2C career coaching arm of
Exec.
Squad ·
Co-Founder, CEO
Squad is a global engineering services firm. We help companies
hire and manage high-performance remote engineering teams.
Flexport · Prev. VP
Product
Flexport is the world's largest digital freight forwarder &
customs brokerage. At the time, I was the youngest VP Product to
scale a startup to unicorn status.
Modify Watches
· Prev. Director of Technology
Show your style and bring your groups together by making custom
watches. Modify was acquired by Custom Ink.
+ many additional projects which, perhaps unregrettably, no longer exist on the internet
Patents
Method and system for supply chain management
#11080652 · Nov 2017
Methods and systems for selecting an end to end freight
service
#11257027 · Nov 2017
Media and Press
30 Under 30 2023 Honoree
Forbes · Profile · Nov 2022
A. Richard Newton Series Distinguished Innovator Lecture
UC Berkeley · Lecture · Feb 2022
A Tech CEO Used AI to Throw a Dinner Party
SF Standard · Profile · Feb 2023
Placement is the much-needed talent agent for jobseekers
TechCrunch · Profile · Nov 2019
Why ISAs Didn't Pan Out
Reshaping Education · Podcast · Aug 2022
Income-Share Agreements Aren't the Revolution We Thought
They'd Be
EdSurge · Opinion · Mar 2022
SAP TechEd in 2021: Executive Keynote
SAP · Conference · Feb 2022
KRON4 Startups With Sanaz
KRON4 · Live Television · Mar 2021
Placement.com Rapidly Responds To Change With Render’s Cloud
Infrastructure
Forbes · Profile · Mar 2021
Finding The Right Idea, Co-Founder, and Early Employees with
Sean Linehan
Venture Stories · Podcast · July 2020
Sean Linehan, Co-Founder and CEO Placement
Square One: Conversations with the Best in Business ·
Podcast · June 2020
How freight master Flexport’s Ryan Petersen learned to CEO
TechCrunch · Quote · April 2020
Are Income Share Agreements the Future of Jobs in Tech?
BuiltIn · Profile · Feb 2020
Sean Linehan (Placement) On Job Placements
Forward Thinking Founders · Podcast · Nov 2019
Rollin’ toward new homies: Upstart talent agency promises to
pair you with better jobs in new cities
The Hustle · Profile · Nov 2019
Economic Mobility, The “Experience Economy,” and The Future
of Cities
Venture Stories · Podcast · Sep 2019
Specialized SaaS visibility supplanting end-to-end
approach
JOC · Quoted · June 2019
Requests for Startups: Software Meet Physical World
Venture Stories · Podcast · May 2019
Not Just Your Freight Forwarder: Why the Future of Trade is a
Social Network
LinkedIn · Opinion · Dec 2017
Berkeley seniors and founders of e-cigarette company talk
entrepreneurial spirit at UC Berkeley
Venture Stories · Profile · April 2014
2 Bay Area College Student Enter Emerging E-Cigarette
Industry
CBS · Live Television · Oct 2013
Berkeley Startup Competition finalists, including Back to the
Roots and Modify, are announced
UC Berkeley · Competition · April 2012