This week marked the two-year anniversary of Reservamos!
We launched the company in 2013 under the Reserbus brand to build a leading online travel agency for bus bookings in Mexico. After two years, we lost 70% of our suppliers during a 6-month period that forced us to rethink our business model during 2016. And so, after an intense re-definition process, Reservamos was born in November of that year.
Pivoting is a rough process. It involves gathering a lot of strength and motivation to convince all parties (particularly employees & investors) that there is a real opportunity out of a difficult situation. The process sucks!
However, we have been at it for two years and the results are coming in strong. Not to say that we are completely out of the woods yet, but the business is enjoying some good momentum.
We could not have come to this point if it were not for the people supporting us.
To:
- The small but strong group of employees who stayed during difficult times and help re-invent the business (even when 35% of the company was leaving)
- New members of the team that brought new blood, energy and ideas to the mix
- Existing investors who backed our crazy proposal into growth mode once again
- New partners who believed in our direction, vision and execution capacity
- Advisors, friends and family members for encouraging us at all times
Thank you.
Finally, I do want to share that during these two years, Reservamos has become stronger all-around company. In terms of traffic, number of suppliers, profitability and revenue, we are at our highest levels.
Proud of what is being built, hope to keep it up but know we have great challenges ahead.
Pa lante!
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