I CoFounded Onblay at the age of 24.
Most founders will tell you it's a rewarding but painful experience. I would have to agree with them. The company was born out of an idea to create a two-sided marketing place connecting adventure seekers ("Travelers") with local outdoor experts ("Guides"). You can think of it like Uber for canyoneering or any other outdoor adventure.
As VP of Operations, I led the company branding, hired teams for marketing, design, development, and led the efforts in fundraising and applying to startup accelerators. In April 2017, Onblay participated in the LIFT Accelerator which was led by Craig and Justin Bott (founders of Grow Utah Ventures), and Robb Kunz (founder of Boom Startup).
After years of market testing, interviewing travelers and guides, building a platform, garnering thousands of pre-launch sign ups, configuring hundreds of guided tours -- we launched. We launched expecting to see slow but steady growth. Instead, we saw a slow burn as our platform quickly lost interest.
