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    Aashish Gupta
    • Mar 15, 2019
    • 3 min

    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, 1...

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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 informat...

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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 int...

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