Travel with Makers

@demoweb_co Cool. I'm definitely a fan of anything that helps people travel with like-minded people...such as Hunters/Makers. See the project I've been working on: http://www.producthunt.com/tech/...

@drewmeyers i think we should talk. Look for me on Slack :)

@demoweb_co Just followed you on Twitter, dm me your email addy and we can find some time.

@drewmeyers sure i dooooo it now

@demoweb_co first impression: this idea is as uncomfortable as AirBnB. Let's hope it goes in the same direction. Depends on the experience

@dredurr I understand your point. But the fees will be very low, because we have some great deals. So basically the Non-Makers pay just a little more for their trip in heaven and get their MVP built at the same time... So I think it's worth it...

@dredurr I've added some details about How it works on the page, check near the bottom of the page http://travelwithmakers.com/

@demoweb_co I like it much better now. Your copy is much clearer on why there is a difference. Paying a little more to have some one build my MVP for me makes it worth it.

@dredurr thx buddy, i really appreciate! I will add some pictures of the first villa tomorrow or saturday

@tribaling Thanks Elia! Trust me, it's not that Wild, I can point 1000 sites more wild on the Internet :p

@demoweb_co Wild, in a good way :)

@dan_e_gray Thanks for your interest! We believe Makers should get a slice of the MVP for 5 reasons, mainly: 1. Makers will be more motivated to build your project (short-term motivation) and stay with your team as you grow (long-term motivation) 2. Top Makers can pretty much do whatever they want, so why would they collaborate to your MVP? 3. We want to attract the best Makers, so they build better MVP, faster. And so they can collaborate on more than 1 MVP during the trip. 4. Hunters won't pay a lot, to be honest, because we have great deals. For example, the Trip in December in Costa Rica should cost around 4000$ INCLUDING the flight (estimated from USA), the food, drinks and the hosting. Actually including all expenses except the useless stuff you might buy. 5. Of course Hunters can decide to give 0% of your MVP, but chances are their projects won't get picked... and if they get picked somehow, well the Makers will know that they get 0% before we leave for the trip, so that brings us back to argument #1 above. About how we vet the projects, we will pick the realistic ones in the given timeframe and will give our opinion about what should be included in the MVP. For example if you want to build the next Google, we might suggest you something smaller! About how we ensure each hunter gets and even share of the makers time, We will make a transparent calendar before we leave for the trip. My partners and I might also jump in and come (and pay, ofc) so we have more Makers, if needed. About the strong appeal, I hope so. Let's see :) Thanks again for your comment!

@demoweb_co Great answers Derek. Hope it goes well for you!

@dan_e_gray Thanks Dan! If it goes bad, we'll find a way to pivot in the right direction :)

@demoweb_co Great idea! BTW our travel hackers could help to save $$$ on airfare for first or next trips. Please DM via twitter

@flystein sure thanks

@yoavanaki Thanks for the question Yoav! We'll ensure each hunter gets an even share of the makers time. We will make a transparent calendar before we leave for the trip. My partners and I might also jump in and come (and pay, ofc) so we have more Makers, if needed. Since our network of Makers is growing, we'll also travel where we know 1 or more mMakers, so if we really need more Makers, they can jump in and help. Btw, we also limit to 1 participation / person a year.

@yoavanaki I had also this idea, idk if it makes sense to charge higher to someone with a project that would require more time / people... what do you think ?

@demoweb_co Sure! It would make perfect sense to guesstimate the time it would take to work on a founder's project and charge him/her accordingly.

@yoavanaki actually to be fair for everyone, we will limit the number of hours worked on an MVP to the same amout of hours for everyone. So the people with over-complicated people will have to drop some features. Anyway the first full day will be a brainstorming/planning day so makers and hunters check what should be the smartest MVP for each project.

@bwhearne we will try to keep the fees as low as possible and we are currently looking for sponsors to really make it affordable for all the Hunters