Why Couchsurfing founder Casey Fenton is unfazed by competitors like Airbnb

Casey Fenton, Couchsurfing, Marketplace, Social Media, Subscription (Membership) Model

Imagine in 2003 telling someone that there’s a Web site you can use when you travel to find someone who’ll let you sleep on their couch.

The idea would have seemed absurd to most people, but not today’s guest. Casey Fenton is the co-founder of Couchsurfing, a hospitality exchange and social networking website.

He’s also the founder of so-volve, the makers wonder app, a social mirror that lets you see what people think of you and get others to trust you faster.

Casey Fenton

Couchsurfing

Casey Fenton is the co-founder of Couchsurfing which is a hospitality exchange and social networking website.

Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy.com, home of the ambitious upstart. Imagine in 2003 telling someone that there’s a website you can use if you’re travelling to a foreign country and you want to find someone, a stranger, who’s going to let you sleep on their couch. The whole idea would seem too absurd to most people but not to today’s guest. Casey Fenton is the co-founder of CouchSurfing, a hospitality exchange and social networking website.

He is also the founder of Sovolve, the makers of Wonder App, which is a social mirror that lets you see what people think of you and get others around you to trust you faster. By that I’m here to talk about all those businesses and a few other topics that he’s especially passionate about, and the whole thing here is sponsored by TopTal.

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