The document discusses the entrepreneurial methodology for engineers working at a non-technical startup. It begins with an introduction to Inspirato, a luxury destination club, and its timeline and growth. It then discusses fundamentals for starting a technology project at a startup, including hiring the right people with industry and technology experience who understand the business goals. Other fundamentals include sticking to architectural principles of loose coupling and separation of concerns, using established coding patterns, and maintaining a disciplined yet creative approach. The document concludes by discussing moving from the current state of dispersed data to an integrated solution using Cloud Elements and taking questions.
5. INSPIRATO TIMELINE
JAN 2011
Club launches – backed by $11
million of private investment
capital
MAR 2012 Club launches Philanthropic Program “Inspired Giving” ‐ Over $2
million raised for nonprofit organizations to date
APR 2012 Inspirato named one of Colorado’s “Best Places to Work”
JAN 2012 Club receives $20 million investment from later‐stage venture capital firm
Institutional Venture Partners (IVP)
NOV 2011 Forbes's names Inspirato one of
“America’s Most Promising Companies
OCT 2011
Club receives $17.5 million in equity funding led
by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB)
JUL 2012 Club launches “Jaunt” – new last minute deal
program; club launches “Trios” and “Flex” membership
products
MAR 2013 Club partners with American Express
APR 2013 Club launches “Inspirato for Business” – a platform based travel
solution for corporate meetings, incentives and rewards
JUL 2012 Club surpasses 4000 members – becomes
largest destination club in the world
NOV 2013 Club surpasses 5000 members
DEC 2013 Club announces acquisition of
competitor Portico
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6. INSPIRATO TECHNOLOGY TIMELINE
JAN 2011
Club launches – backed by $11
million of private investment
capital
MAR 2012 Club launches Philanthropic Program “Inspired Giving” ‐ Over $2
million raised for nonprofit organizations to date
APR 2012 Inspirato named one of Colorado’s “Best Places to Work”
JAN 2012 Club receives $20 million investment from later‐stage venture capital firm
Institutional Venture Partners (IVP)
NOV 2011 Forbes's names Inspirato one of
“America’s Most Promising Companies
OCT 2011
Club receives $17.5 million in equity funding led
by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB)
JUL 2012 Club launches “Jaunt” – new last minute deal
program; club launches “Trios” and “Flex” membership
products
MAR 2013 Club partners with American Express
APR 2013 Club launches “Inspirato for Business” – a platform based travel
solution for corporate meetings, incentives and rewards
JUL 2012 Club surpasses 4000 members – becomes
largest destination club in the world
NOV 2013 Club surpasses 5000 members
DEC 2013 Club announces acquisition of
competitor Portico
Cloud Elements Meet‐Up
The Entrepreneurial Methodology
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