drewmeyers24

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by drewmeyers24 9y ago
Just checked your home page. Really no idea what the service is after 3 seconds of looking. Sadly, that's all most people are going to give you when they land on your website.
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by drewmeyers24 9y ago
"Community startups are hard." Ain't that the truth. I've got scars to prove it.
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by drewmeyers24 9y ago
What are you working on?
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by drewmeyers24 9y ago
Building "a community" is one thing. You don't need a product to build one community. You really just need passion, credibility, and perseverance -- and some combination of a blog, email list, and facebook/slack group as
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by drewmeyers24 10y ago
Leads are indeed the only sure way to build a successful (revenue generating) real estate agent/broker offering. It is possible to sell websites -- but the reality is most agents have no idea what to do with a website to generate traff
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by drewmeyers24 11y ago
The big issue was they essentially changed from non profit to for profit 5+ years into the community. It would have been completely different scenario if the whole community was built with the understanding that there was a commercial aspec
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by drewmeyers24 11y ago
I love Siem Reap. I spent a few weeks there in 2012 at the very beginning of my entrepreneurial journey which is now 3 years and 2 travel apps later.
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by drewmeyers24 11y ago
That's basically what we're doing with Horizonapp.co. There is a Global Nomads group on Horizon, accessible with the following group unlock code: gn2015#insiders
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by drewmeyers24 11y ago
Most hosts do it for the social benefit -- people to hang out with, traveling without having to leave their own home (via stories/info from those staying with them), and building new relationships across the globe. More on host incenti
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by drewmeyers24 11y ago
I'm one of the co-founders of http:/ww.horizonapp.co - which is hospitality exchange (aka couchsurfing) for groups. Think Peace Corps, Teach for America, Stanford alum, Kiva Fellows...but it could be any existing group/commun
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by drewmeyers24 11y ago
Pretty much every startup is trying to solve trust. If you don't have trust, you ultimately don't have a business. It's a touch nut to crack/scale.
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by drewmeyers24 11y ago
Buyers agency doesn't exist in many other countries
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by drewmeyers24 11y ago
See this post I wrote a few years ago: http://geekestateblog.com/real-estate-tech-question-getting-... Still accurate today.
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by drewmeyers24 11y ago
"realtor.com shuts down similar sites like RedFin" Realtor.com cannot shut down redfin
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by drewmeyers24 11y ago
Agreed.
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by drewmeyers24 11y ago
No one. Things would be so simple, if everyone was just willing to pay for what they watch.
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by drewmeyers24 11y ago
Definitely not the largest fan of online advertising --> http://www.drewmeyersinsights.com/2013/08/24/my-problem-with... It's at the heart of the time suck economy we live in today (and which gets wor
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by drewmeyers24 11y ago
The mixergy site is bait and switch to give up your email address for the interview, only to find out you have to pay money for a membership to listen.
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by drewmeyers24 11y ago
Are you a Servas member?
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by drewmeyers24 11y ago
http://www.horizonapp.co may be able to help :) some group unlock codes: couchsurfing airbnbhosts
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by drewmeyers24 11y ago
The screening process is vital. I believe if by giving people way more granular control over who (people and community members) they are willing to field requests from, we can increase the frequency of hospitality & cultural exchanges o
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by drewmeyers24 11y ago
Hey, it's Drew from Horizon (one of the new apps mentioned in the article). Just wanted to let everyone know, if you're interested in hosting/surfing among the HN community, there is a private hacker news group that is availa
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by drewmeyers24 12y ago
They pivoted to Bizpora, then sold to co-founders lab.
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by drewmeyers24 12y ago
See Horizon (my startup): http://www.horizonapp.co/product-hunt Similar to startupstay in some regards, but quite different as well: http://www.horizonapp.co/blog/horizon-approach-hospitality-e...
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by drewmeyers24 12y ago
We might have some hosts.. http://www.horizonapp.co/product-hunt
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Find hackers news community members by location (based on existing FB group)(producthunt.com)
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by drewmeyers24 12y ago
many people actually do like trip planning though. for them, the 5 hours is fun. I personally hate trip planning, but i'm not the normal user.
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by drewmeyers24 12y ago
is the information you (locals) provide a big enough pain point to get people to try a new service? why will your site work while so many others in this space have failed? sorry, just playing devil's advocate. I've been iterating
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by drewmeyers24 12y ago
Travel planning/inspiration is a tough tough space to monetize. How are you going to find enough knowledgeable locals/travelers to write plans, and travelers to be to pay for them? How do you solve the trust equation... travelers