Hello Travel Massive community, I recently had the pleasure of connecting with another founder through Travel Massive, stemming from my previous post on defining product-market-fit. Our conversation delved into the exhilarating yet challenging journey of being first-time founders building startups in the travel industry. One topic that particularly resonated with us was the exploration of Maps APIs. As we all know, the visual aspect and functionality of maps play a crucial role in travel tools. However, for early-stage startups navigating the MVP or first iteration phase, deciding on the right Maps API can be daunting. Balancing the desire for functionality with budget constraints and the fear of surpassing trial thresholds or entering into costlier plans can be a real dilemma. I'm sure many of you in the community have faced similar challenges. That's why I'm reaching out to gather insights and perspectives from fellow founders. What Maps APIs did you consider in the early sta...

Hey Travel Massive Community, My name is Martin, and I'm navigating the exciting yet challenging journey of being a first-time cofounder and product leader. We're currently in the process of refining the second iteration of our MVP. As we prepare for our beta launch, our primary goal is to nail down product-market fit. From what I've gathered, product-market fit seems to encompass two major areas: our vision (our definition of success and the unique value we aim to deliver to our users) as founders and the empirical data or benchmarks set by others who've successfully launched in similar markets. Here's where I like to gain more perspective from the Travel Massive Community: 1. Is this dual-sided approach to product-market fit consistent with your experiences? 2. For those who've journeyed through the startup landscape, in the travel space, how did you define and achieve product-market fit for your projects? 3. What metrics, feedback strategies, or milestones have you found crit...

I'm working for iDrive4x4 and we are setting up our affiliate program. 💭 Our dream: Big and small travel bloggers from Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Oman and Georgia promote travel by 4x4 with rooftent, sending their readers to idrive4x4.com and earning commission once they book. I'm being overwhelmed by the amount of Affiliate Marketing Software Platforms that present themselves online. Some are really expensive, others more affordable. We need to choose one, but we are not ready to invest 1000s of euros into this. I think there is maximum of 100 euros a month and 500 euros for installation. Which affordable platform can we use that travel bloggers are also comfortable with? Examples of platforms I found are: AffiliateWP: https://affiliatewp.com/ FirstPromoter: https://firstpromoter.com/ Tradedoubler: https://grow.tradedoubler.com/ Leaddyno: https://www.leaddyno.com/pricing Awin: https://www.awin.com/ And many many more... 👉 Would love to hear from travel bloggers what they recom...