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Fun stuff I've been involved in:
🌎 Built the world's first search engine for ocean research datasets (2005)
✈️ Developed Airlines of Tasmania's first online reservation system (2006)
💬 Launched World Nomads' "Ask A Nomad" Q&A Community (2009-2011)
🤑 Launched Australia's first flight deals website "GetFlight" (2011-2012)
👶 Investor in TinyBeans.com family photo sharing app which floated on ASX (2014)
🇨🇳 Built Jambo — a crowdsourced interpreter network, trialed MVP in China (2014)
🔥 Investor in Firechat (mesh chat app) — until the CEO disappeared! 🙃 (2019)
📱 Investor in SkyHi — the world's first subscription flight service (2019-2021)
💡 Founding team of the Social Entrepreneurship in Tourism Competition (2019-now)
🥾 CTO of MappyHour.org — a community for outdoor enthusiasts in the US (2016-2025)
East Coast, Tasmania
East Africa
I wrote a booking engine for a small airline.
The most remote places in the world
Travel with purpose
My first Demo Day LA was a lot of fun and well worth attending. The travel industry can learn a lot from non-travel events like this. Seeing the problems being solved by startups in other industries is a good way to get a fresh perspective and spot new... show more
I think you know the answer to that. Plus, it's a marketplace so the only buyer would be someone who agrees to purchase that content. I get the impression that these kinds of content marketplaces are leaning towards "premium" content that is not publicl... show more
Travel bloggers and publishers — would you license access to your travel website to an AI company? What kind of pricing model would you accept, and on what terms, if any?
Hi Ana, how's the public launch coming along? Any new updates you can share?
UPDATE: 10 February 2026 Good news everyone — the original Drive & Listen is back online! The creator of the app Erkam (@erkamsj) contacted me on X to let me know that he has re-launched the site (originally hosted on heroku). I think it's only fair s... show more
