Sam Shank

Sam Shank
Alma mater University of Virginia, Kellogg School of Management
Occupation CEO at Hotel Tonight
Website hoteltonight.com

Sam Shank is an entrepreneur, angel investor, and the CEO of Hotel Tonight, a mobile travel app for iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone and Android devices that helps users find discounted last-minute hotel accommodations.[1][2] Shank previously founded DealBase.com, a travel deals search engine, and TravelPost, the second largest hotel review site.[3][4]

Career

Shank is a graduate of the University of Virginia and Kellogg School of Management.[5] He began his career by working in business and product development at NexTag, Excite, and CNET.[6] In 2004, Shank founded and served as the CEO of TravelPost, a travel startup which originally acted as an online travel journal where people could write about their travels, or hotels, and upload photos before focusing more on hosting hotel reviews.[3] SideStep acquired TravelPost in 2006 .[7] In 2008, Shank founded and served as the CEO of DealBase, an aggregate site that compares hotels and hotel prices.[4] Shank is also an investor in the mobile commerce app, WillCall.

In 2011, Shank founded the mobile app HotelTonight.[8][9] HotelTonight is a free mobile app which offers curated last-minute hotel deals.[10][11][12] Shank said he wanted to create a "service that can solve the problem of 'I need a hotel right now' and getting you quickly into a room at a great price."[13]

References

  1. ↑ Perlroth, Nicole (December 11, 2012). "Wallflowers of Silicon Valley Get Asked to Dance". New York Times.
  2. ↑ Leo, Jen (February 20, 2011). "Web Buzz: Hotel Tonight app alerts travelers to same-day deals". Los Angeles Times.
  3. 1 2 Sanders, Adrienne (November 27, 2005). "Online travel takes off". San Francisco Business Times.
  4. 1 2 Rao, Leena (May 4, 2009). "DealBase Finds $1 Million For Hotel Deal Database". TechCrunch.
  5. ↑ "Sam Shank: CEO and co-founder, HotelTonight". UVA Today. February 28, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Sam Shank CrunchBase". CrunchBase.com.
  7. ↑ Douglas, Nick (October 31, 2006). "Behind the Acquisition, Volume I: SideStep buys TravelPost". Gawker.
  8. ↑ Shah, Semil (March 15, 2012). "TCTV: In the Studio, Sam Shank on Hotel Tonight’s Extreme Focus on Mobile Travel". TechCrunch.
  9. ↑ Davis, Zach (May 4, 2012). "THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL BOOKING, AN INTERVIEW WITH HOTEL TONIGHT CEO SAM SHANK". Tech.co.
  10. ↑ Bair, Diane. Globe "10 great travel apps" Check |url= value (help).
  11. ↑ Schaal, Dennis (May 31, 2011). "Hotel app finds great last-minute deals". USA Today.
  12. ↑ O'Neill, Sean (November 22, 2012). "A boom in same-day hotel booking apps". BBC.
  13. ↑ Demant, Jason (June 20, 2011). "Building 3 Companies in 7 Years with Sam Shank from HotelTonight". UnAnchor.com.

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