Startup Saturday: Mobilliance 2013 -HotelQuickly
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The HotelQuickly core team consists of 5 experienced serial entrepreneurs who are highly educated. They have collectively founded multiple ventures prior to HotelQuickly. The team includes the CEO, COO, CTO, CFO, and CSO. They have various experiences including at Rocket Internet, Foodpanda, Credit Suisse, and Partners Group. They obtained degrees from top schools including CEMS MIM, HSG, VSE, University of Toronto, and HKU.
Startup Saturday: Mobilliance 2013 -HotelQuickly
- 1. Raphael Cohen Co-Founder & CSO
- 3. The app 06
- 4. The deals 05
- 5. Oh the pain Our users: need a room now and use mobile Business travelers Staycations Flashpackers - weekend getaways Last-minute changes in plans Party animals Friend, colleague or client visiting Hotels: Oversupply of rooms Decrease of profits due to high fixed costs No chance to get rid of those empty rooms 03
- 6. Big pain What a market! APAC (excluding China and India): USD 93.3bn in 2012. Online 19.7 bn. Up by USD 11bn since 2009. 42% mobile. Expedia: 70% book for next 24hrs. USD 5.7 bn market for mobile same-day booking in Asia Free rooms anyone? 24.7% of 368,602 lux-rooms in APAC in 2012 USD 144 = USD 4.7 bn. turnover p.a. 04
- 8. Specs & Perks Mobile first. iOS , Android, Blackberry Locally yours Mobile payments State-of-the-art payment solutions. Virtual credit cards. Semi-automated simple backend. Charge first. Lead generation business model. Exclusivity first. For HotelQuickly only. Different: Target groups. Channel. Timing. Prices. 08
- 9. The traction Raised series A funding- USD 1.13M (HKD 9M). Built in 11 months. Live 6 months. 11 countries. 350+ hotels. 180,000+ downloads. Attracted the best talents in the region. PR coverage www.hotelquickly.com/press 11
- 10. The team We know what we do (we have done it before). Core-team: 5 experienced & top-educated serial entrepreneurs. Local power: 5 country managers. Tech power: 5 specialized app developers & designers Big family: Sales managers, quality assurance, 24/7 call center, interns, PR Funny facts: 23 headcount. 18 nationalities. 43 languages. 36 degrees. 35% Rocket Internet alumni (Foodpanda, Zalora, Lazada, Groupon, DropGifts) 09
- 11. The HotelQuickly core team consists of well-experienced and highly educated entrepreneurs Education Experience Tomas Laboutka CEO Chris Mischler COO Michal Juhas CTO Mario Peng CFO Raphael Cohen CSO Co-Founder and Managing Partner, FL Ventures Co-Founded of 2 ventures Board member CZ Govern.Com.on Entrepreneurship Co-Founder & Global COO / CTO at Foodpanda (Rocket Internet) Co-Founder of 4 ventures Credit Suisse Inhouse Consultant Co-Founder & CEO / CTO at BookFan CTO at Leyter.com Data Warehouse Consultant at Adastra Software engineer at COMAP Direct Private Equity Investments at Partners Group Investment Banking (M&A) at Bank Vontobel DCM & Controlling at Credit Suisse Global Venture Development Manager Asia at Rocket Internet Co-Founder and MD Vietnam at Foodpanda Founder of Corporate Edesign and 2 other ventures CEMS MIM (VSE & RSM) M.A. VSE B.A. VSE / Univ. of Edinburgh CEMS MIM (HSG & RSM) M.A. HSG B.A. HSG M.A. Anglo-American University M.A. VSE (UoEP) M.A. HSG B.A. HSG Tuck School of Business (Dartmouth) B.C. University of Toronto (Rotman) HKU Shanghai JTU 10
- 12. What is next? Massive expansion: plan to cover all of Asia Having the best hotels and discounts is key Aggressive downloads and bookings targets Massive marketing partnerships to expand faster Constant IT improvements and new functions 12
- 13. Try out HotelQuickly on your next trip! Voucher code: STARTUPSHK HKD 100 13
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