Name: RSG239: Colin Gardiner on Building Outdoorsy: The RV Rental Marketplace
Uploaded: 2023-07-21T13:56:30+00:00
Duration: 33 min 17 s
Description: In this episode Harry speaks with Colin. Colin is a startup advisor with 10+ years in consumer tech, as well as an early employee at Outdoorsy. Harry and Colin discuss Outdoorsy, the AirBnB equivalent

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In this episode Harry speaks with Colin. Colin is a startup advisor with 10+ years in consumer tech, as well as an early employee at Outdoorsy. Harry and Colin discuss Outdoorsy, the AirBnB equivalent for RVs, as well as how Colin's learnings from Outdoorsy can be applied to other rideshare/marketplace businesses.

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0:00 Intro
1:47 What is Outdoorsy?
3:00 What is an RV?
4:07 Are individuals on Outdoorsy?
7:08 Thoughts on marketplaces becoming professional
8:37 Importance of insurance
11:16 Issues with insurance
15:42 Branding
20:39 What makes a good customer experience on Outdoorsy?
26:20 Is there room for more rideshare marketplaces?
31:16 Where to find Colin
31:53 What is Wannabe Angels?

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