Shared Housing and Collaborations in Startups
Summary: Hayley Melidonis introduces Bubbl, a group accommodations platform aimed at enhancing shared living experiences for events. Bubbl seeks partnerships with Startup Grind to offer shared housing alternatives for tech events and encourages community collaboration. Simon Saellstroem compares it to Airbnb and suggests integrating accommodation options with conference ticket purchases for added convenience. The post invites feedback on shared housing's role in fostering innovation and collaboration among startups.
Hello Startup Community!
I'm excited to introduce myself as Hayley Melidonis, the Founder of Bubbl—a groundbreaking group accommodations platform designed to enhance living through shared experiences for events. Our mission is to bring people together in a way that's both safe and inspirational, fostering collaboration among Founders, Investors, Community Owners, and Brands.
We are excited to partner with Startup Grind this year to offer you all amazing houses. If you haven't got accommodation sorted yet, why not apply to one of our houses, they are filling up quickly. And, if you'd like to create your own Bubbl House or hotel room share, we'd welcome that too. We want to partner with Startup Grind communities all around the world in future for their attendance at events, and are putting together houses for the top events like NY/LA/SF Tech Weeks. Here's the link to the houses: https://bubbl.co/events/sg-conference
We're also very eager to hear your thoughts and experiences. How do you envision shared housing for events playing a role in the future of startups?
Have you ever participated in shared accommodations outside of your immediate family where it led to meaningful collaborations or unexpected partnerships?
What was your experience like?
If you had a tool like Bubbl (which by the way, we aren't really selling software, we're selling the connection that we are powering), would you use it for your company retreats to help provide a positive attendee management experience for your teams?
Your insights and stories are invaluable to us. Let's start a conversation about how we can foster community and innovation through the spaces we share.
Thank you for your attention and see you there.
PS. Yes, like others, we are fundraising. Please DM me if interested in learning more about our mission and trajectory: hayley@bubbl.co
Simon Saellstroem
·1 year agoCool idea -- and it's how AirBnb started if I remember it correctly! There are so many conferences around the world and I think lots of opportunities to coordinate housing for those, if you can manage to get partnerships with these big conference organisers! :)
As someone who went to like 5+ conferences last year, I can say that I would've booked via your platform if this came with (say) the ticket purchase confirmation