How the Trump Presidential Campaign is Affecting Trump Businesses

At Foursquare, our data scientists are often called upon to analyze real world trends; we use Big Data to determine how commercial fortunes are rising or falling. This year, politics and business are intersecting, as…

Foursquare Predicts Chipotle’s Q1 Sales Down Nearly 30%; Foot Traffic Reveals the Start of a Mixed Recovery

When Chipotle came on the scene, the chain earned lots of fans for its approach to “food with integrity,” including antibiotic-free meats, GMO-free…

Millennials Are Spending More Time at an Unexpected Location: Theme Parks

Millennials: always drawn to the next big thing — and that includes theme parks re-invented with their exact generation in mind. This group (ages 18 to 34, now the world’s largest demographic) is…

Improving Our Engineering Interview Process

Previous Process and Motivations

Up until a year ago, Foursquare had a very typical interview process for a startup. We started with a phone call where the candidate implemented one or two simple questions…

Foursquare Ushers In A New Era

When Foursquare began in 2009, it started as a fun check-in game that exploded in popularity. From that auspicious start, Foursquare has evolved — always keeping high-quality location data at the core — but now offering a multitude of products that serve consumers…

Mr. Jitters for Android

A sample Android app, powered by Foursquare.

Marsbot. (aka: some thoughts on the types of things only Foursquare can build)

Foursquare + Uber!

What do Apple, Twitter, Pinterest, Samsung, Microsoft, Yahoo, WeChat and Garmin all have in common? They are among the…