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.

Stuff I've Made

Exec · Co-Founder, CEO
Exec is unlocking humanity's collective intelligence by giving companies seamless access to our network of global experts.

Placement · Co-Founder, CEO
Placement is a career, life, and leadership coaching platform to help unlock your potential.

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