Raj Patel – Founder of Explora
Hard work. It’s a cliche but it seems to be the thing that gives you the best chance for success. Raj Patel founded Explora, a smartphone rental service for travellers…
travel
Travel is one of those industries where the product is the experience. That makes it beautiful and terrifying to build in. The founders in this section have done it anyway. Hotels. Travel tech. Tour companies. Booking platforms. And everything else that gets people from where they are to where they want to be.
These interviews cover the full travel landscape. Hospitality. Adventure travel. Business travel. Travel technology. Sustainable tourism. The intersection of wanderlust and logistics, which is where all travel companies live.
The founders here are honest about the unique challenges of the industry. Seasonality. Reviews that can make or break you. The complexity of operating across borders, time zones, and regulatory environments. And the fact that one pandemic can shut down everything overnight. These are resilient people.
You’ll find insights on building travel brands, customer experience design, leveraging technology in hospitality, and the art of selling something intangible. If you’re in the travel industry, building travel tools, or just fascinated by how the world moves, these conversations take you places. Pun intended, but the insights are serious.
Jurgen Himmelmann – Co-founder of The Global Work & Travel Co.
[quote style=”boxed”]The most important lesson I learned was that you need to start somewhere, no matter what you want to do with your life. Rather than thinking a job opportunity…
Meet Jurgen Himmelmann – Co-founder of The Global Work & Travel Co.
David Chait – Co-founder and CEO of Travefy
[quote style=”boxed”]User stories! Nothing brings an idea to life like writing out a narrative of how and why someone would use your tool. Wireframes and technical specs are important parts…
Diana Isac – CEO and Co-Founder of Winerist
[quote style=”boxed”]Go out there and push your limits. The more you stay in the comfort zone the more complacent you become.[/quote] Diana Isac is the CEO and Co-Founder of Winerist,…
Heddi Cundle – Founder of myTab
[quote style=”boxed”]Anyone who says they’d not change a thing must be insane since why would you want to make the same mistakes twice when you now know the answer? [/quote]…
Barbora Nevosadova – Co-founder of Tripomatic.com
[quote style=”boxed”]”…learn to be more patient and stop to think before [you] jump into doing things right away.”[/quote] Barbora Nevosadova is a co-founder of travel planner Tripomatic.com and visual flight…
Ten Summer Reads For Entrepreneurs
[quote style=”boxed”]”…pick out your vacation spot, pack a few books from our summer reading list, and head out on your first entrepreneurship vacay.”[/quote] My daughter will start Kindergarten this fall….
Henk Jan Bijmolt – CEO of Suggestme
[quote style=”boxed”]”A good night’s sleep can do wonders, let your idea settle, even if you want to get started straight away.”[/quote] Henk Jan Bijmolt graduated in 2001 from the Hanzehogeschool…
How To Turn Creative Ideas Into Revenue
[quote style=”boxed”]”…we keep our overhead as low as possible. Call it bootstrapping or call it Lean – we call it ‘keep it in the bank.’” – Shannon Hughes, Spur Studio[/quote] Okay,…
Jamie Wong – Co-founder of Vayable
[quote style=”boxed”]Ask questions. Ask your customers. Ask your team. Ask your friends. Ask yourself. Never stop asking questions.[/quote] Jamie Wong is the co-founder of Vayable, a community marketplace where you…
Steve Silberberg – Owner and Founder of Fatpacking
[quote style=”boxed”]I would have started 15 years earlier. Well, I didn’t have the idea 15 years earlier, but I did have it 3 years earlier so I should have run…
Brendon Schenecker – CEO of Travel Vegas
[quote style=”boxed”]Find a competitor and do it better. Everyone is looking for the next big idea, which is great. I think many people lose focus. I always hear “That’s been…