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Funded, Now What?! Episode 40 : How to Cut Corporate Travel Costs by 30% with Stephen Dooley (Roamr)
Description
Why pay $1,000 for a hotel when you can stay with a friend and get paid for it?
In this episode of Funded, Now What?!, host Andrew Lee Miller sits down with Stephen Dooley, Founder & CEO of Roamr. Stephen shares how he raised $3M to disrupt the massive corporate travel industry by rewarding employees for staying within their personal networks.
We discuss:
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Customer-Led Fundraising: How Stephen got potential users to lead his $3M round.
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The Roamr Model: Splitting savings between the company, the traveler, and the host.
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B2B Growth Hacks: Why a "bottoms-up" approach works better for enterprise travel than selling to the CFO.
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GEO vs. SEO: Andrew’s tactical advice on optimizing for AI search engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity.
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The Return of In-Person: Why 2026 is the year business travel makes a major comeback.
About Stephen Dooley: Stephen is a researcher-turned-founder who spent years studying the disruption of Uber and Airbnb before launching Roamr to bridge the gap between "work from anywhere" and "work from everywhere."
Connect with us:
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Check out Roamr: roamr.com
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Work with Andrew: growthexpertz.com
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Follow Andrew: @andrewstartups
Want in? 📩 marketing@growthexpertz.com 📅 Book a call: www.growthexpertz.com
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