Paid 1-2 week prototype project: build an agent-native SF startup map with map UI, startup/person graph, data ingestion, search, and agent-friendly API.

Paid 1-2 Week Prototype Project: Agent-Native SF Startup Map We are looking for a strong product engineer to build the first working prototype of an agent-native map of the San Francisco startup ecosystem. This is a short paid coding project, not a vague long-term role. If the collaboration goes well, it may turn into ongoing work. What we are building: A live map and searchable graph of San Francisco startups, founders, investors, and key people. For humans, it should feel like an interactive startup ecosystem map: companies, people, locations, tags, profile cards, and ecosystem signals. For agents, it should expose structured data that can be queried directly, so an AI agent can ask questions like: "Find AI infrastructure startups in San Francisco with recent funding signals, 5-30 employees, hiring activity, and founders worth reaching out to." Project scope for 1-2 weeks: - Map-based web UI showing SF startup/company locations - Company profile cards or pages with basic structured data - Search and filters by category, funding stage, team size, location, hiring status, etc. - A small but real dataset from public sources, APIs, prepared CSV/JSON, or enrichment providers - Basic entity model for companies, people, locations, and tags - Agent-friendly API or structured endpoint for querying the data - Demo flow showing how a human or agent would use the product This does not need to be a polished production system. It should be a convincing prototype that proves the direction. Good fit: - Strong full-stack product engineer - Can move quickly from rough idea to usable prototype - Experience with maps, data products, scraping/enrichment, search, or messy real-world datasets - Comfortable with LLMs, agents, MCP, structured APIs, or agent-facing data products - Good product taste and ability to make the map feel alive Useful stack experience: - React / Next.js / TypeScript - Mapbox, deck.gl, Google Maps, or similar - Postgres / PostGIS / Supabase / Prisma, or similar - Python or Node.js data pipelines - Search, embeddings, entity resolution, or graph data - LLM / agent tooling, MCP, structured APIs Deliverables: - Working web app prototype - Usable dataset and basic import/ingestion script - Documented data schema - Simple API or endpoint that an agent can query - Short Loom/demo walkthrough or live demo - Notes on what should be built next Timeline: 1-2 weeks. Budget: paid contract project. Please include your expected rate or fixed project quote. To apply, send: - 1-2 examples of relevant work: maps, data products, scraping, search, agents, dashboards, or fast prototypes - A short note on how you would approach this prototype - Your availability over the next two weeks - Your rate or fixed project estimate