J.R. is the Founder/CEO of Trippy.com, a community of travelers helping each other travel better. In 1999, he started VirtualTourist.com, the premier travel community of its time, and he eventually sold it to Expedia/TripAdvisor for $85 Million in 2008.

Success Quote

• ‘Desperation breeds creativity.’ – Unknown click to tweet!

Business Failure

• VirtualTourist.com went through an incredible number of near failures – until it sold for $85 million in 2008. BAM!

Entrepreneurial AH-HA Moment

• J.R. knew in his heart of hearts that the best content for travel was through user-generated content, even before that was a word!

Current Business

• Trippy.com is rocking the travel world once again, and thanks to Tim Ferriss and Anthony Bourdain, social proof is taken care of!

Small Business Resource

• Google Hangouts: Whether you’re talking just with that special someone or figuring out Friday night plans with the whole gang, Hangouts are like real-life conversations.

Best Business Book

• The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz

Interview Links

• Trippy.com
• @JRJohnson

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