FindTheBest

FindTheBest is an objective, socially curated, comparison engine that allows you to choose a topic from hundreds of Comparisons, tailor your search based on dozens of key filters and select the best option based on the factors important to you. Ultimately, FindTheBest allows you to make faster and more informed decisions by allowing you to easily compare all the available options.

You'll find many other comparison sites that may seem similar to FindTheBest. You may have used shopwiki.com to find and compare specific products like HDTVs, or kayak.com to find and compare airline tickets. These sites, however, are different than FindTheBest in two major ways. First, while many of these sites only allow you to search and compare within a narrow range of products or services, FindTheBest allows you to search and compare a wide range of topics from ski resorts to celebrities. Second, many comparison sites are simply driven by affiliate marketing deals "recommending" products or services which pay them the highest referral fees. FindTheBest is unique in that it provides both a broad range of topics to search through as well as an unbiased database free from any hidden advertising. While we may look to advertisers to be able to keep our search free, any advertisements on our site will be clearly marked and targeted to your search.

FindTheBest is organized into nine broad categories ranging from Arts & Entertainment to Sports & Recreation. Each category includes dozens of Comparisons-from Aquariums and Nutrition Charts to Surf Spots and Zoos. Each Comparison consists of a variety of related listings, and each listing can be sorted through numerous key filters.

FindTheBest will soon become a collaborative knowledge base allowing you to eventually contribute information by providing and editing your own listings, and posting reviews and ratings. In this way, FindTheBest will ultimately become a place for you to find and share information as well as add your voice to the community.

Kevin O'Connor is the co-founder and CEO of FindTheBest.com. Before founding FindTheBest in 2009, O'Connor started O'Connor Ventures in 2001, a company specializing in tech startups. In 1995, he co-founded DoubleClick, an Internet advertisement-technology company which was acquired by Google in April 2007. Prior to founding DoubleClick, O'Connor co-founded the Intercomputer Communications Corporation in 1983, a microcomputer to mainframe inter-connectivity company. When the ICC was acquired by DCA in 1992, O'Connor eventually became its CTO and a Vice President of Research and Development.

O'Connor is also the author of The Map of Innovation: Creating Something Out of Nothing, which was published in 2003.

He currently lives in Santa Barbara, CA, with his wife and three children.

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Scott Leonard's career started as an electronic technician, repairing computer hardware. Repairing hardware provided opportunities to develop simple software testing applications that eventually lead to a position in software quality assurance. Software QA eventually evolved into a career in software development at DCA.

After leaving DCA, he developed software for Excellenet before being pursuaded to join DoubleClick as the third employee in 1994 to help define the standard for Internet advertising. After an incredible adventure with DoubleClick, he eventually left to develop a home automation system for himself that eventually ended up as one of the few DIY solutions available on the Internet.

He joined ShopWiki to help develop one of the most comprehensive shopping comparison engines on the Internet today.

In 2009, He joined Kevin O'Connor in developing FindYourBest in an effort to distill the vastly growing disorginazation of information on the Internet into a source that is easliy accessible and searchable.