How Hipmunk Almost Became BouncePounce.com And Other Strange Tales

Located on a nondescript block in San Francisco's Mission district is HipMunk HQ, a simple townhouse with a dark green trim. The travel startup's operations are concentrated in just the first two rooms on the first floor--- the rest is living space for Hipmunk's co-founders, Adam Goldstein and Steve Huffman, formerly of Reddit. The approximate 300 square feet is more than enough space for the fledgling flight search engine, which is made up of three full-time employees (including the co-founders) and a couple of part-time workers. The idea is to outgrow the space as cash trickles in from the site's flight purchases (according to the team, they've been technically profitable since their August launch) and their latest angel round, a $1 million pool backed by investors like Ron Conway's SV Angel and Paul Buchheit. So why the fuss? Why do we care about a stylish, ambiguously hip-ster(?) chipmunk with an obnoxiously adorable periwinkle scarf? TC TV dropped by 75 Sharon St. to find out. Video ahead.