Housesitting. Not Hotels.

Our Inspiration…Our User

“I CAN HAZ HOUSESITTING TOOL PLEASE”I travel a lot I prefer staying in apartments to staying in hotelsI hate imposing on friends I randomly learn that a friend is out of town and I have the opportunity to housesitI randomly learn that someone I trust is in Boston when I’m not and can get them to catsit/housesitI am always begging for housesitters.

There has to be a better way of getting this information in our world of interconnectedness.

I want an application that lets me announce to my friends when I’m out of town and my apartment is vacant or when I need a housesitter.

-Danah Boyd, apophenia 2010

Product Feature List• Automatic feed of travel related status updates from social graph• Filter friend’s trips by:– Date– Destination– Source

• Instant notifications of available guests and hosts• Visualization of data as: – Map– Calendar

Embracing Natural Behaviors

Competitive Analysis - Broad

Service Hotel Search

Trip Planner

Social Platforms

Paid Accounts Open Friend

BasedTripAdvisor X

TripUp

TripIt X X

iloho

AirBnB X X

Cosmotourist

Dopplr X X

CouchSurfing X

SpareKeysPlease

X X X X

PROFITS

Market Analysis

• Globally, the average per night cost at a hotel is $96 with an average stay of 3 nights for a total of $288 – this does not include taxes and amenities

• Forecasting Adoption: 25k users = $7 million in savings a year

• We have the opportunity to funnel over $7MM in yearly savings to local activities, products and services

SAVINGS

http://www.hotels.com/press/hotel-price-index-2008.html

Monetization

LOCAL

SAVING YOU MONEY MAKES US MONEY

GIFTS FEE SERVICE BOXES

HYPER TARGETED ADVERTISING

THANK YOU!

paul blairI need a spare key in Greece

dar bilal I need a spare key in New York City

trace waxI have a spare key in Harlem

john bergerI have a spare key in Brooklyn

zsuzsi vigI have a spare key in Hungary

peter eisenmanI need a spare key in Los Angeles

and remember…HOUSESITTING. NOT HOTELS.