Learn more about the origin of Flushr, our journey, and how we're going to change the world one bathroom at a time.
Flushr began as a project at the Big Red//Hacks hackathon in September 2015 at Cornell University. The initial four-person Flushr team had 36 hours to create the perfect app - and coming in, we had no idea what project we were going to tackle. After a break for Homecoming fireworks, the idea came to us - what if we made a Yelp for public bathrooms?
Thus, the idea was born. Though none of us had very much experience, we coded hard, with some team members logging 50 straight hours awake. After a lot of energy drinks and advice from mentors at the hackathon, we ended up placing in the top 10 of over 70 teams at the hackathon. The positive commentary we received led us to realize how much potential this idea had.
Now, we are always trying to grow our impact and our team. We believe that everyone deserves a good bathroom experience. We all go every day - might as well make it enjoyable! With Flushr, you are getting a top-notch experience that will not be matched anywhere else.