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Thinking of running an Indiegogo campaign?
Thinking about launching a crowdfunding campaign? Great, because that’s what this blog is all about! Before you dive in to your campaign full-throttle, keep reading for some tips, tricks, and lessons learned, that I’ve collected throughout my tripchi Indiegogo campaign journey, which ended mid-December 2013.
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tripchi Indiegogo campaign – more than 50% there!
Time to celebrate, we are now more than 50% funded! I also wanted to take a moment to explain to you WHY I am so passionate about transforming the airport experience.
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tripchi hosts 14th DukeGEN event in Somerville, MA
We had a successful event last Wednesday night at Greentown Labs at 28 Dane Street, Somerville, MA – an awesome and bright co-working and lab space. As usual, Somerville and Cambridge never disappoint as a hub of startup innovation, intellect, and passion – perfectly reflective of the core values that DukeGEN Boston aims to foster. Our discussion on why…
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Reflections on Concur’s Perfect Trip DevCon
It was tripchi’s pleasure to have participated, and pitched, in the inaugural Concur PerfectTrip DevCom 2013. It was not only a great networking opportunity, but also a great learning opportunity. I learned about many of the intricacies of the Concur API, so that when we’re ready to apply for the App Store, there won’t be…
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tripchi launches crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo
Hello there fellow travelers and technophiles, Love to travel but hate airports? Us too, and we want to change that! That’s why my startup, tripchi, has just launched a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo for our airport mobile app, tripchi, which needs your help to launch globally. Our goal is to help travelers worldwide have a…
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Flight Safety Videos Get Funny
Not only are we entering the age of Airport 2.0, where airports are improving (at least in terms of food and retail concepts), now in-flight safety videos (you know, those ones you HAVE to watch with your undivided attention prior to take-off) are also improving. Namely, they are getting funny. Airline marketers are finally realizing…
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Tnooz Big Data Travel Hack
Last weekend, tripchi participated in the Tnooz Travel #BigDataHack at hack/reduce in Cambridge, MA. Read all about it in this Tnooz write-up, which features yours truly sounding really smart!
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tripchi prepares for The Perfect Trip DevCon
tripchi is getting ready for our pitch at Concur’s The Perfect Trip DevCon 2013 this week (Oct 2) in San Francisco. Not only are we super excited, but we are also extremely flattered to have been chosen from such a talented pool of applicants to be one of the finalists.
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Travel startups in India
It’s no secret I have an India affinity. I studied in Hyderabad as part of my Thunderbird MBA at the Indian School of Business (ISB). I also worked in Mumbai after graduating at a Bollywood startup. Even my name has a Sanskrit origin (Chandra means moon). But no, I am not Indian (although I have…
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Who is the next generation of travelers?
Tnooz has a great article a few days ago, answering the question of “Who is the next generation traveler?” tripchi has thought a lot about our target market, about the people who really need and want to make the best use of their time in airports. Since airports are unavoidable burdens of travel, we want to make the airport…