Building a Startup in Hospitality | Jonathan Sukhia
Slick Talk: The Hospitality Podcast
10/04/23
•54m
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Jon is the CEO of Topkey, the financial operating system for hospitality management companies. They're a Y Combinator Winter 2021 company. They've raised a $5.2M seed round led by Felicis Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Y Combinator. There are several other great investors participated in that round, including Assurant Ventures, Derive Ventures, and yours truly, Wil Slickers.
In this episode, Jon & Wil talk through what it's like to build a startup within our industry especially as Jon came from Starwood Hotels and even HotelTonight (Acquired by Airbnb) to now as he builds his own company, Topkey.
Connect with Jon:
Company Website
Jon:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathansukhia/
Topkey:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/topkey
If you reach out to Jon or anyone at Topkey and mention this podcast (Slick Talk) you can get 3 months free of the their platform!
This episode is brought to you by our sponsors at:
- Minut – Minut has more than just security features! They monitor noise, movement, and occupancy all within one device and all Slick Talk listeners get 2 months FREE when they sign up with this link!
- Vintory - Scaling your property management company? Vintory is giving Slick Talk listeners a free digital copy of their book "From 0 to 500 Properties In 5 Years" and a $50 Amazon Gift Card for those who sign-up to do a demo!
- Safely.com – The best STR insurance that covers guests, owners, and managers! Making Safely a no brainer!
- Hostfully – Use code SLICKTALK for 3 months free of their digital guidebook or $100 off their property management platform!
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Thank you for tuning into our podcast! Slick Talk is a Hospitality.FM production and you can find more of our shows at Hospitality.FM or anywhere else you listen to your podcasts!
Listen to more episodes on our website and take a look at our amazing podcast and network sponsors that make this all possible!
You can also listen to our Monday morning podcast, Good Morning Hospitality, where we dive into the industry as a whole in a more casual setting!
If you ever want to contact us for guest suggestions or anything else related to the podcast, please fill out our contact form and we will be in touch!
Last but not least, we love to connect on LinkedIn! Let’s connect there so you can see the daily content we post beyond the podcast!
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•46m
Niko Karstikko joins us on the podcast to share the story & meaning of Bob W. and how their approach & ethos is all about autonomous hospitality as a tech and hospitality brand within European markets.
This episode is brought to you by our sponsors at:
- Minut – Minut has more than just security features! They monitor noise, movement, and occupancy all within one device and all Slick Talk listeners get 2 months FREE when they sign up with this link!
- Vintory - Scaling your property management company? Vintory is giving Slick Talk listeners a free digital copy of their book "From 0 to 500 Properties In 5 Years" and a $50 Amazon Gift Card for those who sign-up to do a demo!
- Safely.com – The best STR insurance that covers guests, owners, and managers! Making Safely a no brainer!
- Hostfully – Use code SLICKTALK for 3 months free of their digital guidebook or $100 off their property management platform!
——–
Thank you for tuning into our podcast! Slick Talk is a Hospitality.FM production and you can find more of our shows at Hospitality.FM or anywhere else you listen to your podcasts!
Listen to more episodes on our website and take a look at our amazing podcast and network sponsors that make this all possible!
You can also listen to our Monday morning podcast, Good Morning Hospitality, where we dive into the industry as a whole in a more casual setting!
If you ever want to contact us for guest suggestions or anything else related to the podcast, please fill out our contact form and we will be in touch!
Last but not least, we love to connect on LinkedIn! Let’s connect there so you can see the daily content we post beyond the podcast!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Next Episode
Building HotelTonight & Being Acquired by Airbnb | Sam Shank
October 11, 2023
•51m
Hello Slick Talkers! We wanted to make sure this episode got it's spotlight on Good Morning Hospitality and so after about a month of letting it do it's thing, we wanted to now let you hear this one for yourselves as my co-hosts on GMH were thrilled to have had Sam Shank, Co-Founder and CEO of HotelTonight, on the show. In this episode Sam shared what it was like to build the platform in 10 weeks, how he looked at making the tough decisions as an entrepreneur, and how HotelTonight was eventually acquired by Airbnb and being one of their more successful acquisitions!
This episode is brought to you by our sponsors at:
- Minut – Minut has more than just security features! They monitor noise, movement, and occupancy all within one device and all Slick Talk listeners get 2 months FREE when they sign up with this link!
- Vintory - Scaling your property management company? Vintory is giving Slick Talk listeners a free digital copy of their book "From 0 to 500 Properties In 5 Years" and a $50 Amazon Gift Card for those who sign-up to do a demo!
- Safely.com – The best STR insurance that covers guests, owners, and managers! Making Safely a no brainer!
- Hostfully – Use code SLICKTALK for 3 months free of their digital guidebook or $100 off their property management platform!
——–
Thank you for tuning into our podcast! Slick Talk is a Hospitality.FM production and you can find more of our shows at Hospitality.FM or anywhere else you listen to your podcasts!
Listen to more episodes on our website and take a look at our amazing podcast and network sponsors that make this all possible!
You can also listen to our Monday morning podcast, Good Morning Hospitality, where we dive into the industry as a whole in a more casual setting!
If you ever want to contact us for guest suggestions or anything else related to the podcast, please fill out our contact form and we will be in touch!
Last but not least, we love to connect on LinkedIn! Let’s connect there so you can see the daily content we post beyond the podcast!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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