Bezurk pops out
Ross Veitch, our Chief Product Officer and one of the co-founders of Bezurk, was invited to speak at an event called Popout - Emerging web startups organized by The Digital Movement. Our team went along to Suntec Hall 2 to join the crowd of techno-savvy professionals, students, nerds and curious netizens in learning about the newest web technologies and exciting local startups. Ross was assigned to be the first presentor and so had the advantage of a crowd that is still attentive. Other presentors include Quaff, ZopIM, bookjetty and recruit.net (atleast those were the ones i remember).
Apart from highlighting the features of Bezurk’s travel search, Ross also shared the things he wished he knew when he started Bezurk, like working more hours and being forced to learn about financial and investment jargons. While Ross was speaking, I noticed a lot of “paparazzis” taking a photo of him and I thought he forgot to mention that being a technopreneur can also make you an instant celebrity, you even end up in a magazine cover!
As a final note to aspiring technopreneurs who want a piece of the pie and promise of million returns, Ross advised to “never do it only for money, but do it for something you are passionate about.” Being in the travel industry for quite a time now, I’ve met people who are in their jobs because they are passionate about travel. They are those who will never be satisfied with the existing practices when they know they could be doing more. These are the same people I met at bezurk - people who have given up corporate life, x-figure salaries, and retirement plans for the joy of creating a solution and fulfilling a vision.
This vision is what fuels the ever evolving engine of Bezurk, and we aim to have our partners and users reap the benefits. As one of the attendees of the event (now also a Bezurk convert) has put it, “Bezurk really seems like the solution many travellers have been looking for. It saves the trouble of having to go through Google search results individually to find what you want (and the best deals of course). In fact, I would call Bezurk the “Google” of travelling.” Now that’s enough said.
