Scott's Cheap Flights: Growing a small side project into a booming business
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Re: Scott's Cheap Flights: Growing a small side project into a booming business
#2This is amazing but is it the kind of business that can last for more than a few hundred thousand users? At a certain point people get none of the free deals, because too many are trying to book at once, right?
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#3Good to see Brian & Scott on here. Crazy explosive growth over the past 18-24 months!
Great evolution of an MVP into a legitimate, mid-size business without taking tons of funding to do it.
Re: Scott's Cheap Flights: Growing a small side project into a booming business
#4This is amazing but is it the kind of business that can last for more than a few hundred thousand users? At a certain point people get none of the free deals, because too many are trying to book at once, right?
That's a great question. At a certain point... yes. But I think that number is much higher than a few hundred thousand users. If you think about departure cities X destination cities X available dates and times X number of seats, the number is huge. I'm not saying it won't happen, but I think we have a long ways to go before we reach that level.
Re: Scott's Cheap Flights: Growing a small side project into a booming business
#5Good to see Brian & Scott on here. Crazy explosive growth over the past 18-24 months! Great evolution of an MVP into a legitimate, mid-size business without taking tons of funding to do it.
Thanks Joel!
Re: Scott's Cheap Flights: Growing a small side project into a booming business
#6This is amazing but is it the kind of business that can last for more than a few hundred thousand users? At a certain point people get none of the free deals, because too many are trying to book at once, right?
While flight industry is booming, almost nothing matters - just keep telling people they can fly cheap. Dozens of aggregators are already doing this.
Re: Scott's Cheap Flights: Growing a small side project into a booming business
#7This is amazing but is it the kind of business that can last for more than a few hundred thousand users? At a certain point people get none of the free deals, because too many are trying to book at once, right?
Even if it caps out right where it is... they're retired after not too long
Re: Scott's Cheap Flights: Growing a small side project into a booming business
#8Really cool story.
Re: Scott's Cheap Flights: Growing a small side project into a booming business
#9This is amazing but is it the kind of business that can last for more than a few hundred thousand users? At a certain point people get none of the free deals, because too many are trying to book at once, right?
On the other hand, does it matter how long the business lasts? It seemingly has minimal costs and is making bank.
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#10Just wondering if the guys can automate the scraping part, seems unlikely this is usually information that needs to be handpicked or "moderated" by one or more humans.