CEO Spotlight - Steve Hafner of Kayak

As #Kayak celebrate's 20 years since its launch, co-founder and CEO Steve Hafner talks to #PhocusWire news editor Derek Catron about a variety of topics including the company's work with generative AI, it's business #travel solution, and what he wishes he had done differently in the last two decades.

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00:00 Intro
00:58 20 years of KAYAK
2:34 The impact of moving around as a kid
3:49 Innovation is in the DNA of KAYAK
5:02 KAYAK PriceCheck
6:46 KAYAK for business
8:44 GenAI in internal operations, future predictions
10:39 Future of metasearch
12:38 What's ripe for disruption
14:27 "KAYAK Killer"?
15:10 "I wish we had gambled a bit more"
16:07 Proudest moments
16:51 The next 20 years