Team Start-Up @venture-lab Stanford University

Freebirds : Solo Tourism Together!

Have you ever traveled alone before?In case we can find someone with same interest and same day-off with you, would you consider yourself to go traveling with them?

"Freebirds" is about a community, who "accidentally" traveling to the same destination and same time, sowhy don't we arrange a traveling together with our new friend from all around the world with different culture ?

How it is work:- Anyone can register and make a profile in order to start a group.

-A member can open a group, pickup a location and time.

-Then, other members can register in the group and start planning.

-The web provide a feature of making a schedule, change it, add reservations, and so on.

- People can evaluate their trip and share their photos and recommendations.

- The web provide a list of activities and interest in each city.

- The web provide a search engine for hotels, cars, activities tickets…etc

Customer Segments

- Single 20s professionals - Old people who want to see the world - College students groups - Couples .

Revenue Streams Revenue should come from advertisement, and % per each reservation through the web

Low-fidelity prototype

Interviews with users/customers

Interviews with users/customers What do you think about "freebirds.us: Solo Tourism Together"?

It's a really great idea. I really like it because I like going travelling. So, I can say I'm waiting for …….this kind of website for along time. I can't stand for waiting anymore. Oh, com'on.

Do you want to use this website ?

Absolutely, I will join it. Do you have any suggestions for improvement?

I'm not so sure about the security or safety for the trip as I'm afraid of deception. So, if the website is able to confirm or detect the person whether they're not criminal, it will be cool.

Graduate Student.Thailand

Interviews with users/customers Do you want to use this website ?

Yes, I want to use this website.

SeniorBahrain provide a list of activities ..

Something for food , or little plant.

Do you have any suggestions for improvement?

What do you think about Solo Tourism Together"?

It's a good idea for adventure tourism.Do you want to use this website ?

Um..Maybe.Do you have any suggestions ?

Concern about Tools for safety.Entrepreneurship Thailand

Interviews with users/customers What do you think about Solo Tourism Together"?

Do you want to use this website ?

Do you have any suggestions ?

I think the web will provide good information for tourism about activity, duration of travel.

I want to use this website.

I suggest this website should have multiple pictures, information for tourism.

Physician: Internal medicineThailand

Interviews with users/customers What do you think about Solo Tourism Together"?

Do you have any suggestions ?

I thought it is interesting to meet new friends who love to travel the same me. It is a good idea to share and know the interest activities of each city. so I will not be any hesitate to be member in case the project will be happened in real. However I am not sure I will travel with the people who I still don’t know them or not ? Because I would like to think about the safe first.

Yes I do, it sounds good idea to be this website 's member.

Yes, of course. I would like to know how the website will guarantee about each member's safe while is traveling with their program.

Graduate Student.: International marketing ,SwedenDo you want to use this website ?

Interviews with users/customers Recommendations

1. LOW CONTRAST: I love green but the colors are not visible. Try switching your screen to black and white and choose a tone that could easily be read . Why is this important? Because of PROJECTORS in classrooms!

Graduate Student:in Human Computer InteractionUniversity of MarylandArgentina

2. FONT: Not so clear. font sizes seem to be fixed and the type has a low read ability. However, this fact has to be assessed with a user test or a survey to determine the real impact. There are also many font types and it is slightly overwhelming, generating an unnecessary load on the readers.

HCI standpoint ----->

Interviews with users/customers Her recommendations:

3. TASK ORIENTATIONThink about the task behind your site and your potential users.

-If I am new, I would like to know about how it works. However that section is down and I have to scroll. try replacing the picture or adding some phrases before the registration. -If I am an existing user, the login is somewhat hidden in the header in an unusual position.

Graduate Student:in Human Computer InteractionUniversity of MarylandArgentina

HCI standpoint----->

Interviews with users/customers Her recommendations:

Graduate Student :in Human Computer InteractionUniversity of MarylandArgentina

DESIGNThe lower part ("about") is considerably loaded, with low contrast and many asymmetries. That can be nice but not in a section aimed to read and know what is the platform about. Try to keep that area neat and use the beauty of graphics in such way the information access is not affected. Users might be able to read all the important content without distractions besides the ads.

Take this as a general quick and dirty review from an HCI standpoint. To fully support these facts you should run user studies, A/B tests, user test or any valid technique to make sure my assumptions about the interface express real user perceptions.

Have an easy implementation,

HCI standpoint----->

To summarize our learning and will use it to adjust our idea to better fit the customer needs

All people think that it is a good idea and Almost all people want to use this website. But, half of people think we need to raise a concern about the security or safety. HCI standpoint :from Graduate Student in Human Computer Interaction

- LOW CONTRAST the colors are not visible. Try switching your screen to black and white and choose a tone that could easily be read - FONT Not so clear. - TASK ORIENTATION

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Thank you.

Team Start-Up @venture-lab Stanford University