ALD17: Casey Fenton the Founder & Coach Surfing Master Mind!
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"Stop saying am I right or who's right and start connecting people""Stop saying am I right or who's right and start connecting people" As a high school he envisioned about traveling the world and connnecting to people...he means a lot of connections. He lived with this idea and as a programmer, he co-founded and made "couchsurfing"
Here's what was covered:
5:16 couchsurfing is to get out, see the world and gain experiences - an idea he envisioned when he was highschool 7:00 When he started the project 8:40 What really is couchsurfing? How it works. 9:30 Its a reputation network/trust network.. "its a crazy idea" YES but we can do this by people trusting each other 11:47 When you stay with the locals you'll never get homesick 12;17 His journey for 14 years and his greatest obstacles on his business 14:28 How long it takes to restucture the company and get investors?... I didnt know what was going to happen with the company or we cannot survive 15;45 WHat was your biggest lessons? Thus it make you stronger? 16:43 Couchsurfing is all about bringing people together 16:55 His upcoming book about couchsurfing stories and the idea of crowd writing 19:50 What he was working with on his new company right now? 21:08 WHat is his superpower? 22:22 "optimize diversity or connection" - stop saying am I right or who's right and start connecting people
Resources Mentioned:
http://www.thecouchsurfingstory.com/
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