{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"MTP16: The Story of Couchsurfing.com with Founder Casey Fenton","description":"Casey Fenton is the founder of Couchsurfing, a global travel community, especially great for solo travelers. Casey helped to spearhead the sharing economy & grow the platform to over 20 million users worldwide.  I consider the platform to be one of the best domestic and international travel hacks and for solo travel on a budget.   Casey is also co-founder of Upstock, a cloud-based platform to give employee equity in the company they work for. If you don\u2019t know the meaning of \u201ccouch surfing\u201d it\u2019s basically where you stay on someone\u2019s couch when traveling.  The platform Couchsurfing however doesn\u2019t mean you have to sleep on someone\u2019s couch\u2026 The point of Couchsurfing is  to \u201cshare authentic travel experiences\u201d and your host will put you up in their home absolutely free.  In this episode of The Millennial Travel Podcast I discuss with Casey Fenton, Founder of Couchsurfing:  His story going to Iceland How a trip to Iceland was an impetuous for him starting Couchsurfing and us starting Under30Experiences.  The story of how Couchsurfing started How Casey flew to Iceland as a solo traveler and decided to find a couch to sleep on with locals Why Casey loves Iceland and has traveled their five times The quick story how Under30Experiences started. Why Casey Fenton is starting his new company in Iceland and is mentoring Iceland Startups How they picked the name \u201ccouchsurfing\u201d. How Casey Fenton got the \u201ctravel bug\u201d and considered himself an explorer.  How he got over a break up by traveling and buying plane tickets to random places.  Casey Fenton\u2019s formula for intensity, diversity, and frequency of experience, and how he got out of his comfort zone.  His idea for \u201chacking destiny\u201d.  What Casey Fenton learned about himself traveling?  He learned to be less shy, and improved himself.  Some examples of how Casey traveled to different places and how Couchsurfing was a great travel hack for saving money Casey Fenton\u2019s idea of \u201cego hacking\u201d. The book that opened up Casey\u2019s eyes that we are all sleep. How a silly fight with his best friend opened his eyes to a lot of things about life. Casey\u2019s idea of a \u201cfeedback ratio\u201d.  Why it\u2019s important to have ego and how we can use it as a tool.  How we can avoid suffering through non-attachment How to learn to trust yourself more and let others trust you.  Casey finishes talking about his startup Upstock and how you can incentivize employees with equity to anyone in your company with his tool.  Resources from Casey Fenton: Book: In Search of the Miraculous  Couchsurfing.com  Upstock.io CaseyFenton.com to sign up his newsletter You can find all the links and past show notes on millennialtravelpodcast.com Direct support for The Millennial Travel Podcast comes from The Millennial Travel Guidebook: Escape More, Spend Less, & Make Travel a Priority in Your Life... and from our new USA hiking and camping trips at Under30Experiences! ","author_name":"Live Different Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/mattwilson.co\/","html":"