welcome home, anywhere
Book rooms with locals,
rather than hotels.

problem
Price is an important cocnern for customers booking
travel online.
Hotels leave you disconnected from the city and its
culture.
No easy way exists to book a room with a local or
become a host

solution
a WEB PLATFORM where users can rent out their space to host travelers to:
SAVE
MONEY
when traveling
MAKE
MONEY
when hosting
SHARE
CULTURE
with a local connection
to the area

630
on temporary housing site couchsurfing.com
K
17
temporary housing listings on
SF & NYC Craigslist
K
market validation
from 07/09 to 07/16

$MILLION
BUDGET & ONLINE TRIPS
$MILLION
Serviceable Available Market
TRIPS w/AB&D
Serviceable Available Market
BILLION
TRIPS BOOKED
Total Available Market
$
(worldwide)
market size

product
SEARCH
BY CITY
REVIEW
LISTINGS
BOOK IT

business model
we take a 10% commission on each transaction
TRIPS w/AB&D
Share of Market
AVERAGE FEE
$70/night at 3 nights
EST. REVENUE
2008-2011
$MILLION
$ $

market adoption
EVENTS
target events monthly
PARTNERSHIPS
cheap/alternative travel
CRAIGSLIST
dual posting feature
Octoberfest
CEBIT
Summerfest
Eurocup
MardiGras
GoLoco
Kayak
Orbitz

competition
AFFORDABLE
EXPENSIVE
ONLINE
TRANSACTION
OFFLINE
TRANSACTION
Hostels.com
CroudSurfing
Craigslist
BedandBreakfast.com
Rentobi.com
VRBO
RentaHome
Gabitz
Hotels.com

competitive advantages
st
1 to market
for transaction-based
temporary housing site
host incentive
they can make money
over couchsurfing.com
list once
hosts post one time
vs. daily on craigslist
ease of use
search by price, location
& check-in/check-out dates
profiles
browse host profiles
and book in 3 clicks
design & brand
memorable name will
launch at historic DNC
to gain share of mind