[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQGMVAG6xgo&start=557] Hot off the presses from Austin, we've just gotten our hands on fresh new video footage! Watch this all-star 2012 SXSW panel titled "Advise THIS! Matchmaking Startups & High Profile Advisors", where Trippy founder J.R. Johnson talks startups and advisors with best-selling authors Tim Ferriss and Gary … [Read more...]
Glamour | The Four Pieces Rachel Zoe Always Has In Her Carry-On And Priceless Travel Tips on Trippy
Rachel Zoe is a fashionista. Okay, so that may just be the understatement of the year, but the stylist, designer, businesswoman and superstar mom has added yet another bullet point to her already, well, relatively enormous, resume. As a part of a brand new team of A-listers, Rachel is now an advisor for Trippy, a social network designed just for travel. That means when it comes … [Read more...]
EPIC panel at SXSW!! Trippy CEO, J.R. Johnson, joined by the prolific Gary Vaynerchuk, Tim Ferriss, Tony Conrad and Chase Jarvis. Be there! 3/13 @ 11am – Austin time!
Kevin Rose and Tim Ferriss Fist-Pumping and Talking about Trippy.com!
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKbc2B6vYis&version=3&hl=en_US&start=1232;rel=0] … [Read more...]
Business Insider | After Selling Two Startups For $85 Million, This Serial Travel Entrepreneur Is Back At It
When J.R. Johnson sold his companies Virtual Tourist and OneTime to Expedia for ~$85 million, it came with a 3 year non-compete. He has served his time and he's back with a new travel startup, Trippy. "After the non-compete was over, we realized there hadn't been a lot of innovation since the last time we were in the travel space," Johnson told us. Trippy is a social … [Read more...]