Aashish Gupta
What do Instant Cake Mixes have to do with Travel Planning Products
I noticed innumerable travel planning startups that are pitching themselves as giving travelers completely customized itineraries in 5,...
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Aashish Gupta
- Mar 15, 2019
- 2 min
Travel Planning: The Information Broadcasting Paradox and the Triumph of Mediocrity
Information Broadcasting Paradox Lets start with the stock market - if you’re a legitimate investor (i.e. not relying on insider...
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Aashish Gupta
- Mar 15, 2019
- 2 min
The In-extrinsic Motivation Economy
Traditionally services markets have revolved mostly around extrinsic motivation - “you do X for me and I pay you Y”. X usually happens to...
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Aashish Gupta
- Mar 15, 2019
- 2 min
What truly defines TRVLbud - Have Better Trips. Don’t Settle.
As I was reading Brian Chesky’s blog post on a re-branding exercise at Airbnb (a company I much admire), I began to ask myself, just like...
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Aashish Gupta
- Mar 15, 2019
- 2 min
Hotels Cheap Interview with Aashish Gupta on Travel Planning and Travel Planners
The wonderful folks at HotelsCheap interviewed me about the state of travel planning and trends in this space. Below is a copy of the...
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