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This is just my subjective opinion, but that seems a bit overvalued to me. I have no doubt that hipmunk will be successful, but after raising that amount, the a
by markessien 16y ago
This is just my subjective opinion, but that seems a bit overvalued to me. I have no doubt that hipmunk will be successful, but after raising that amount, the amount of success they must see is going to have to be pretty large. If they had not raised that amount, a 10 mill exit would be great. But if you raise 7 and exit for 10, it doesn't look very impressive.
I hope they gain the technological or businesses assets to make them worth tens of millions, it seems like that is what would guarantee such a large raise.
- spez 16y agoWell, we have zero interest in selling for $10 million.
- redthrowaway 16y agoNor should you. I was meaning to ask, though, when are your prices going to match everyone else's? I did some travelling around New Years, and found your prices were $580 whereas your competitor's (forget who) was $510. That pissed me off, as I really wanted to book through you guys. Your site is fantastic, but at the end of the day money talks.
- natrius 16y agoSome vendors don't include taxes and fees in their listed prices. Hipmunk does. That could be the discrepancy.
- redthrowaway 16y agoNah, it wasn't. I remember them saying something about doing search through another agency so as to have access to all flights, but the flight in question wasn't even listed on hipmunk. It seems to be better now. Now I just have to convince people to use it. Speaking of which, if they can figure out how to let people buy on points that'd be fantastic. Not sure if the airlines have made that API available, but it would be great.
- spez 16y agoYeah, I hear you. If you can tell me the specific flight, I can probably explain. At this point, our prices should match.
- redthrowaway 16y agoIt was a WestJet flight from Vancouver to Calgary, leaving (I believe) Dec 30 and returning Jan 3. I bought the tickets on the 26th or 27th. Not sure of the flight number itself.
- antonioe 16y agoI think I've booked at least 10 flights thru Hipmunk. Much easier system for the business traveler to understand and plan. $7mil in this market for seasoned entrepenuers with a product making over 100k a month (their numbers via recent interviews)... not a bad business to invest in. Let's see how they scale.
- spez 16y ago10 flights?!? Email alexis@hipmunk.com and demand swag.
- shafqat 16y agoIs that 100K/month gross? If so, what cut actually hits their bottom line? Is it a small fraction?
- Dramatize 16y agoI booked all 6 flights for our Europe/SF trip with Hipmunk and AirBnb for our accommodation. Two great services :)
- kn0thing 16y agoYes! Please please please email me!