October 2008
12 posts
The Boulder Colorado Job Fair (a.k.a Boulder.me)
TravelFli has had the opportunity to join 17 other Boulder technology companies in the first ever Boulder Colorado Job Fair also known as “Boulder.me”. The idea is that we get 15 to 20 companies to all kick in $5k and we use that money to fly in 100 of the best developers from across the country and put them up in a nice hotel, wine/dine them, and convince them to move to Boulder. Luckily for us,...
Startups: An Outsider’s Perspective
By Guest Blogger (Dan Vorlage)
So Krista’s in the middle of a well-deserved vacation to Central America which means she’s now only checking email 20 times-a-day. But it also means that it’s a good time for a guest blog. I have a number of friends in the corporate world who are considering making the jump to a startup so here’s what I’ve learned after dabbling in the space a bit.
First off, I’ll...
Monday Meetings with United Airlines
Travelfli landed in Chicago on Monday to meet with United Airlines and Hyatt Resorts. Our first meeting was at the United Headquarters, which is located in a beautiful sky rise in downtown Chicago that overlooks the city and the lake. We met with Robert Sahadevan, the VP of Mileage Plus at United. He runs all of the operations for the Mileage Plus Program. I have long been a United frequent...
Contact Us To Meet in SF or NYC!
Travelfli will be hitting the road again on a coast to coast trip next week to meet with potential investors and partners in San Francisco and New York City. We’ve had a productive month meeting with airlines and making inroads on the product road map and we’ll have lots of exciting news to share with folks. Please contact us if you are an investor or potential partner located in the...
A Day With American Airlines
Travelfli rounded out our trip to Dallas with a series of meetings with American Airlines. I was really excited to meet these folks because they were responsible for launching the first travel awards program EVER in 1981! AAdvantage to this day is the largest frequent flyer program with well over 50 million members.
Krista & Dan in the customary headquarter sign pose (Dan is really...
“Get some exercise, take a shower, eat a good breakfast, and get out there and...”
– Brad Feld (in response to the ‘Doom and Gloom’ theory)
Dropping Oil Stings Airlines
Crude oil is currently trading at $80.91 on the NYMEX. It has fallen about 44% since peaking at a record of $147.27 on July 11. How are the airlines responding to this change? Well, most are doing nothing. A couple are reducing their fuel surcharges, including Thai Airways (dropping them by up to 30%) and Qantas (2-9%).
Others are actually reporting losses due to price of oil falling. I’ve...
Travelfli Featured Company this Month in Vator.tv!
Virgin Elevates Elevate Reward Program
Virgin America launched this week a critical part of their loyalty program Elevate; namely the ability to redeem points you earn from flying with the airline (kind of an important part of the overall program, right?)
Just like pretty much everything else Virginesque, this program boasts a number of enhancements from run-of-the-mill airline award programs. First and foremost, they’ve made...
The Southwest Airline Flare
Walking into Southwest Airlines is like walking into an art history museum for the first time. The walls are covered from ceiling to floor with mementos, art, photos and other memorabilia that exemplifies a thriving company culture and an illustrious past. Employees walk through the halls in jeans and tennis shoes, oftentimes sporting a Southwest shirt, and the cubicles are blanketed in personal...
May I get you a Coke, Sir?
The DEMOgala event went off without a hitch and the Travelfli Team (read: Dan and Elliot) single-handedly insured that nobody went thirsty. Although it was predominately a mix of service providers and exhibitors (I didn’t see a single investor all day long), we were able to collect a reasonable number of business cards from people who want to use our product.
I had a great time on the...
Travelfli at DEMOgala Tomorrow!
Every year Colorado hosts DEMOgala, the largest tech conference in the state. It’s a great mixture of robotics, SAS, social networking, mobile apps, and a million other ideas. Travelfli has been selected as one of the top 18 “Most Innovative” companies in the state this year and will be showcasing our product at the conference. Here’s the scoop directly from the source, as well as a list of the...