Flavius Popescu moved from London to the Bay Area to help Coffee Meets Bagel build the online dating Android app (1 million+ downloads in Google Play), and experience the tech startup scene there. Since, he has continued developing Android products and infrastructure at Pinterest and then Thumbtack - an online marketplace for local services. His office in the SF Market building has gourmet chefs and provides a unique perspective. We'll discuss careers, engineering, life and more as we explore parallels between Silicon Valley and Denver in this wide ranging interview followed by audience Q&A.