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Sometimes we could all use a little extra motivation to exercise. While you’d think that the allures of better health and a leaner body would be enough to kick us into action, the reality of the matter is that they’re not. In fact, behavioral economists have a scientific explanation for this called "hyperbolic discounting".

In practice, hyperbolic discounting means that humans discount the value of a reward that occurs far into the future, preferring instead a more immediate reward even if its absolute value is less. For example, if I gave Harry the option to receive $10 today or $20 in a month, he’d probably choose $10 today even though it’s financially wiser for him to get $20 in a month. Hyperbolic discounting is the reason why better health and a leaner body down the road are not compelling enough to make us exercise today.

So we’ve created a system that gives you more immediate rewards for your exercise. Our hope is to foster a more active lifestyle in each of us, and in turn play a small role in improving the health of our users.

Go exercise. Get rewarded. You earnd it.

The Team

Andres Moran

I could probably go into an explanation of my work experience and educational background, but I’ll let my LinkedIn profile do that instead.

On a more personal level, I live in the West Village of Manhattan with my wonderful wife Nia and our hyperactive yellow lab named Moby. Nia and I just got married on April 23, 2010 on the island of Curacao, which is a Dutch island just north of Venezuela. As for personality, I’d describe myself as someone who likes to make people laugh and who doesn’t sweat the small stuff in life. I also love indie music. This may all sound cliché (and it is), but it does best describe me. To be less cliché, in 2002 I spent ten months backpacking through Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Burma and Indonesia. What an awesome experience!

You can follow me on twitter: @dremoran

Harry Kautzman II

I live in sunny Seattle with my wife Jeanette and the antithesis of Andres dog, Oscar the wonder pug. When I'm not busy geeking out I like to get outside and take in the areas bounty by camping, hiking, biking and kayaking. When the weather isn't conducive to being outside I head into the bowling alley with buds to soak up some suds and toss a few strikes (averaging 183 this season). And for my own cliché, what tech loving Seattleite would be complete without an appreciation of the java bean. Double Tall Americano with a little honey please.

You can find the boring details about me on my LinkedIn profile and get a feel for me @hrrkii.

Jeff Johns

I enjoy programming, project management (that's odd), running, music and my family. I live in Bethlehem, PA with my wonderful wife Annie, two beautiful daughters Anya and Ivy and our 7 year-old yellow lab named Farley. I have a secret obsession with vinyl records and graffiti. Shhhh, don't tell anyone. Oh yeah, we have another child on the way in February ;).

You can follow me on twitter @phpfunk and find out more about me here: phpfunk.me.

Advisors

Rasmus Lerdorf

I am mostly known for having gotten the PHP project off the ground in 1995 and I have contributed to a number of other open source projects over the years. I was born in Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland, grew up in Denmark and Canada and have a Systems Design engineering degree from the University of Waterloo.

I spend most of my life in front of a computer or on a plane going to conferences. The only way I can motivate myself to get out for a run every day is to combine my geek interests with my running through sites like Earndit and Slowgeek. I am @rasmus on Twitter.

Jesse Schwartzman

I live in Brooklyn, NY but grew up in a small sleepy town in Connecticut. I enjoy all things food, spending my weekends outdoors, and all types of cross training. I have competed in many New York City Road Runner races and run two half marathons. I believe in the importance of combining exercise with sound nutrition principles to achieve optimal fitness.

I will give you the tools you need to not only maximize points and earning power, but also to achieve your personal goals and fitness potential!

John Washam

I live in the greater Seattle area with my wife Suzy. I enjoy making espresso-based beverages (daily), blogging at StartupNextDoor, and stay busy maintaining a corral of startups that I run under ReadyPrompt, LLC.

I like to travel. But unlike most folks in the Pacific northwest, I'm not a very active or outdoorsy person. As a former Army sergeant, I've sweated enough. I'm not a power user of Earndit - I earn my points on a treadmill, and I'm proud of that. So make sure you wave as you pass me by on the leaderboard.

Check me out on LinkedIn and follow my misadventures on Twitter as @startupnextdoor.