Product
TripDibs lock-in discounted prices with Dibs (call options) on hotel rooms for later use.
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Why? 38% of travelers do not commit to reservation dates until 7 days prior to a trip. Hotel prices could change 70% as a function of time.
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How? We sell Dibs that lock-in discounted rates for a fixed period of time.
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A real example: $6 Dibs locks-in $109 per night room price (advanced reservation rate) at the Platinum Hotel in Las Vegas. The full price for this room ramps up to $229 per night.
Founders
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Brian Limco-Founder & CEO TripDibs. Founder & CEO Atomate (nanotech). Prior startups acquired by Sun, Cisco, & Veeco. Rocket Scientist (certified at NASA-JPL). MIT MS/BS
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George Chackoco-Founder and CTO TripDibs, Founder Kite Partners (sold to Auda), CIO at Auda, Professor of Finance at Harvard Business School, Harvard PhD/MA, MIT BS -
Max Aceitunoco-Founder & EVP TripDibs. Founder & CEO MaximoMedia (online marketing / design). Founder Virtue Design. Addy winner (web).
Advisors
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Chris YehVP Enterprise Marketing, PBworks; Startup Investor and Advisor
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Chris BradshawFormer CEO LasVegas.com, Bus Dev/Marketing XTRA On-Line, Founding team at Travelocity. -
Phil BangayanStrategic marketing executive with seven years travel/leisure experience at Disney and Universal. MBA from MIT Sloan. -
Doug BreakerCEO at HomeFinder.com. Director of Product at Orbitz.com. Founder AccentTraining.net, EasyUsability.com.
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Chad WaetzigSVP of Marketing Sheraton Hotels & Resorts, SVP of Brand at Marriott International, VP of Marketing at Disney Parks and Resorts, VP at Fairfield Inn -
Caren EdwardsFounder of BioComputing Associates, CEO PM9, VP Woodside Logic, MIT Sloan MS
Employees
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Brian LimUnconfirmedco-Founder & CEO TripDibs. Founder & CEO Atomate (nanotech). prior startups acquired by Sun, Cisco, Veeco. rocket scientist (certified at NASA-JPL). MIT MS/BS

