diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 04a5f9e..1db5f06 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ **Don't just book a trip. Design the experience.** -**[Live demo →](https://wandr-tawny.vercel.app)** +**[Live demo →](https://wandr-tawny.vercel.app)**  ·  **[Pitch deck →](docs/deck/)** Planning a trip today means ten open tabs: destination research, flights, trains, buses, cabs, hotels, places to visit, activities, restaurants, and finally stitching it all into an @@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ destination and duration, weather forecasts, and multi-currency conversion. **Shareable trips.** A whole plan serialises into a URL, with QR code, WhatsApp / Telegram / Twitter / email share targets, PDF voucher export and `.ics` calendar export. +## Pitch deck + +Ten slides covering the problem, the product and the business model, as a +self-contained HTML deck in [`docs/deck/`](docs/deck/). Open it in a browser and +use the arrow keys, or print to PDF. See [the deck README](docs/deck/README.md). + ## Tech stack | | | diff --git a/docs/deck/README.md b/docs/deck/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d2ff29a --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/deck/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +# Wandr pitch deck + +Ten slides, in HTML. Rebuilt from the original PDF deck so the content is +version-controlled and editable — the previous deck existed only as a flat, +image-only PDF with no text layer. + +## Presenting + +Open `index.html` in a browser, or serve the folder: + +```bash +python3 -m http.server 4180 --directory docs/deck +``` + +| Key | Action | +| ---------------------- | ------------------ | +| `→` `Space` `PageDown` | Next slide | +| `←` `PageUp` | Previous slide | +| `Home` / `End` | First / last slide | +| `f` | Toggle fullscreen | + +Clicking the left or right half of the window also navigates. The slide number +lives in the URL hash, so `#6` deep-links to slide 6. + +## Exporting to PDF + +Print the page (`⌘P`) and choose Save as PDF, landscape, background graphics on. +Or headless: + +```bash +"/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome" \ + --headless --no-pdf-header-footer \ + --print-to-pdf=wandr-deck.pdf http://localhost:4180/ +``` + +Both produce ten 16:9 pages. + +> Gradient text renders as a solid accent in PDF exports. Chrome's print +> rasterizer draws a hairline box around `background-clip: text` spans, so the +> print stylesheet swaps in a flat colour. On screen the gradient is intact. + +## Editing + +Everything is one self-contained `index.html` — markup, styles and the ~40 lines +of navigation script. Slides are `
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Wandr
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Where should I go?
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What fits my budget?
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How should I get there?
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Where should I stay?
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What should I do?
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What actually feels like me?
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+ Don't just book a trip.
+ Design the experience. +

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Bottom line

+ Travel shouldn't feel like assembling a spreadsheet. +
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The problem

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Travel planning is fragmented.

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+ Today's trip planning journey looks like this: +

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01Destination discovery
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02Flights
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03Trains
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04Buses
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05Cabs
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06Hotels
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07Places to visit
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08Activities
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09Restaurants
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10Itinerary planning
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The industry optimizes for bookings.

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Travelers care about experiences.

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+ Ten decisions. Ten different surfaces. One traveler holding it all together. +

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The insight

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+ People don't want more options.
+ They want the right experience. +

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“I want a peaceful 3-day escape.”
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“I want an adventurous trip with my friends.”
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“I want a romantic weekend without spending too much.”
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+ “I want to explore somewhere new without spending hours planning.” +
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Wandr understands

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+ Who you're traveling with +
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+ What's the vibe +
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+ Budget +
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+ Traditional travel platforms force human intent into filters.
+ Wandr reverses that. +

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+ Intent → Understanding + → Personalization + → + Experience +
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The solution

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Meet Wandr.

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+ Wandr turns what travelers want into + personalized travel experiences. +

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01Tell Wandr what you want.
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+ 02Wandr understands your intent and preferences. +
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+ 03The planning engine shapes the trip around that intent. +
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+ 04You discover relevant travel options and experiences. +
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+ 05You refine the journey until it feels right. +
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+ From vibe to journey — not just search to booking. +

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Design your trip

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Who's traveling

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+ Solo + Couple + Friends + Family +
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What's the vibe

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+ Romantic + Adventure + Relax + Culture +
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Budget

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Duration

+ 7 days +
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Vibe-matched destination

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+ Dynamic itinerary + Stays + Transfers +
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Representative product interface

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How it works

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+ One intelligent flow. + Instead of ten disconnected searches. +

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+ You tell Wandr what you want.
+ Wandr helps figure out the rest. +

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Your intent
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Wandr understands you
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Personalized trip
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+ Travel options +

Flights  ·  Trains  ·  Buses  ·  Cabs

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+ Experiences +

+ Stays  ·  Places to visit  ·  Activities  ·  + Curated moments +

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Product proof

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This isn't just an idea. We built it.

+ Live demo +

+ From traveler intent to coordinated journey. +

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01 · Intent
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Who

+ Couple +
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Vibe

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+ Romantic + Adventure +
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Duration

+ 7 days +
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Budget

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+ ₹ budget +
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Vibe-matched destination

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Dynamic itinerary

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03 · Trip inventory
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One unified trip
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On-trip scheduleToday's plan, kept in order
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Coordinated componentsTransfers aligned to stays
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Curated experiencesMatched to the vibe
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Live support

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Outcome

+ A more personalized travel discovery flow. +
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Why Wandr can win

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+ We're not building another booking platform. +

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Intent-first

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Start with what the traveler wants to experience.

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Deep personalization

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Understand context, preferences, and trip goals as a first-class input.

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Unified experience

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Connect discovery, planning, and journey design in one flow.

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+ Component booking + Experience design +
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+ The advantage is not more listings. It's a + better experience layer. +

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Business model + scale

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+ A better travel experience can become a scalable business. +

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+ Premium +

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Deeper personalization, advanced planning, premium travel assistance

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+ Transaction / Partner Revenue +

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Revenue from relevant bookings and partner commissions

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+ Travel Ecosystem Expansion +

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+ More destinations, categories, and trip layers increase the share of journeys Wandr + can influence +

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+ US$1.6T +

Global travel gross bookings reached US$1.6T in 2024

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+ ~1.4B +

International tourism recovered to ~1.4B arrivals in 2024

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+ Large category — but the case depends on a better travel decision layer, not inflated + market claims. +

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The team

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Binary Bros.

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The team behind Wandr.

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Ayan Alam

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Co-founder & Core Developer

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Arshil Khan

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Founder & Core Leader

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+ Built and shipped as a working prototype — + wandr-tawny.vercel.app +

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Travel should feel personal —
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+ Wandr wants to become the intelligent layer between + traveler intention and the experience they ultimately have. +

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