Behind the Stays

How to Validate Your Idea Before Building an Experiential Hospitality Company


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About the Episode:

Meet Sani Djaya, the creator of Moonbase —  a next generation luxury campground designed to help make stargazing accessible to all.

Sani is a product manager by trade.  After graduating from University of Maryland College Park, he traded the east coast for the west coast and has spent the last few years working for tech startups. 

Sani has always loved the outdoors, so when he learned that his girlfriend had never been stargazing, he knew he had to change this reality as quickly as possible.  But there was one BIG problem…his girlfriend wasn’t thrilled about sleeping in a sleeping bag in a tent on top of a mountain.

And that’s when Sani had an idea…what if he could design a luxe camping experience that would enable you to stargaze to your heart's content AND get the best night of sleep you ever had…and, that’s when the idea for Moonbase was born.

In this episode, Sani and I chat about:

  • How he ran a Google Ads campaign to validate his idea
  • Why he launched an IndieGoGo campaign to raise some initial cash for Moonbase
  • The story behind how he discovered Jupe and his thoughts on the benefits of pre-fab structures
  • And how he plans to scale Moonbase over the next 12-24 months.
  • About the Show

    Behind the Stays is brought to you twice a week by Sponstayneous — a free, biweekly newsletter that brings subscribers the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb.  

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    Behind the Stays is hosted by Zach Busekrus, co-founder of Sponstayneous, you can connect with him on Twitter at @zboozee.

     

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