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What Did Checkr's First MVP Look Like · Code Story

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E6: Jonathan Perichon, Checkr

Through a chance internship in LA, Jonathan Perichon made his way from France to the United States. In doing so, he fell in love with the culture and opportunity. After working for a startup requiring background checks for its users, he saw first hand how antiquated and slow the process can be. After about 6 months, he and his co-founder set off to build…

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  1. Do You Love Simple API's at 4:29

    Simple API's are the way to go. There are no background checks in France, so Jonathan and his co-founder didn't even know the world. Full answer

  2. What Did Checkr's First MVP Look Like at 6:44

    The first customers didn't want an API! Switching gears, Jonathan and team built a simple form to submit requests for background checks in a simple way. Full answer

  3. What Are the Use Cases for Checkr's Background Check Platform at 11:27

    Three main use cases for Checkr: 1) large enterprise customers, doing API integration for more custom flows, direct integration into their product. Full answer

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