7. • People want more freedom when they travel in a group.
• Every group has a different dynamic.
• When people team up, most of their conflicts can be resolved internally.
Assumptions
11. Communication between groups can be difficult when traveling abroad
due to lack of cellphone service, wireless internet, and language barriers.
Problems
When everybody has different ideas of what to do in their travel group,
some have to compromise to others’ plans, missing the opportunity to
do the activities they want.
Group bonging can be challenging due to lack of communication in
advance, different personalities, and different preferences.
16. Value Proposition
Our service helps students who study abroad
to find dynamic groups choices, based on
both their individual and group
preferences by allowing them to share and
collaborate on location-based bucket lists.
17. Solution
Build relationshipsExplore your group’s
interests
Share local
experiences
A group study abroad platform where users
can share their travel bucketlist between
each other to
18. Market Size
3.7 million
Increasing by about 12% each
year.
International student
global population
The number of U.S. students studying
abroad has increased by over 150%
over the past decade.
313,415
U.S. study abroad
students in 2014/15
29,177
More students from California studied
abroad than in any other state
California study
abroad students in
2013/2014
http://calabroad.org
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20120926-the-statistics-of-studying-abroad
http://www.nafsa.org/Policy_and_Advocacy/Policy_Resources/Policy_Trends_and_Data/Trends_in_U_S__Study_Abroad/
19. 3.7 million
Increasing by about 12% each
year.
International student
global population
The number of U.S. students studying
abroad has increased by over 150%
over the past decade.
313,415
U.S. study abroad
students in 2014/15
29,177
More students from California studied
abroad than in any other state
California study
abroad students in
2013/2014
http://calabroad.org
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20120926-the-statistics-of-studying-abroad
http://www.nafsa.org/Policy_and_Advocacy/Policy_Resources/Policy_Trends_and_Data/Trends_in_U_S__Study_Abroad/
Market Size
21. BAX
Group Travel
Non-study abroad Study Abroad
Individual
BAX
Competitors
• Offline mode
• Personalized itinerary/
must see spots
• Individual-focused
• Group formation
• Multiple user-
information exchange
• Chat reliant
• Events creation
• Single event at a time
• Event group
collaboration
22. Concept Validation
“Would there be a way for locals
interested in meeting study abroad
students to interact and join in?”
Maria, 20
One gap year - 3 month in Japan- 3 month in Nepal
- 3 month in Greece during different program
Sophomore @ The University of Chicago
“I think it would be cool to find people
from all study abroad students nearby,
but it might be a good platform to meet
people within a study abroad program
if it's pretty big. “
23. Saber, 20
Concept Validation
Junior @ California College of the Arts
“ Would be good for small groups,
different than large groups “
“It would also be a good way to share
photos from a group trip.”
One month study abroad to Iceland with 20 people
from various programs
24. Concept Validation
“I would like to see where other
people have already traveled so you
get friends recommendations.”
“I think that would be quite cool!
Especially if it can also integrate with
ticket purchasing apps or Airbnb.”
One gap year - 3 month in Japan- 3 month in Nepal
- 3 month in Greece during different program
Junior @ Stanford
Vivian, 21
25. Next Steps
• Update Business Model Canvas
• Build an audience (Facebook & Instagram)
• Talk to more people from study abroad programs outside of CCA
• Talk to program organizers/leaders/planners