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Don't plan your trip yourself, let a Hero come to the rescue

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Justin Reese
@justinxreese · CEO, Builder Code Works, Code & Supply
Hi there everyone. I lead the engineering team that built ViaHero. One thing that's not apparent from customer facing side is the wonderful technology we've built to allow the Heroes to build trip guides efficiently and provide great quality trip guides for many customers without sacrificing any of their authentic local perspectives. Customers will get a bea… See more

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Eddie Wharton
@eawharton · Data Scientist, Dinner Lab
This concept really resonate with me. I live in New Orleans, which gets lots of tourists. Many of them will spend their entire trip at the culturally hollow bourbon st, overpriced hotels and bars that people who live here would roll their eyes at. There's much better (& cheaper) places to eat and drink. Also, who wants to visit a city only to hang out wi… See more
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Dave Ambrose
@daveambrose · Steadfast Venture Capital
There's been a lot of chatter re. the power of bots and AI-inspired tools to help make travel better. In fact, I stumbled on this earlier version of a "bot-assisted" travel agent yesterday from @2pasc (https://twitter.com/daveambrose/...). However, what about good old paper itineraries when you're about to take off? ViaHero helps you interact w. a local "He… See more
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Greg Buzulencia
@gregbuzulencia · Founder, ViaHero
Hi everyone, I'm the founder of ViaHero. We're working to redefine the travel agent through the collaborative economy. Make trip planning less stressful and more authentic by using a local expert to plan your custom trip and start traveling like a local. Get more than just help with booking, get custom local insight and a guide you can use while travel… See more
Taylor Davidson
@tdavidson · Founder, Foresight
@gregbuzulencia, why did you start building this, and how do you find good guides?
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Justin Reese
@justinxreese · CEO, Builder Code Works, Code & Supply
Hi there everyone. I lead the engineering team that built ViaHero. One thing that's not apparent from customer facing side is the wonderful technology we've built to allow the Heroes to build trip guides efficiently and provide great quality trip guides for many customers without sacrificing any of their authentic local perspectives. Customers will get a bea… See more