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# 03/02 AMA Session Recap

## Dora AI AMA - February 2 Summary

### App Release and Enhancements

* Dora AI app launched on iOS and Android, with nearly 1000 downloads on iOS and several hundred on Android.
* Focus on improving stability, fixing bugs, and enhancing user experience.
* Successful bookings in the Middle East, with efforts to increase conversion rates.
* New features being developed based on early user feedback.
* Android app still in beta (‘early access’ on Google Play) where we are monitoring crashes and usage.

### User Interface Changes Based on Feedback

* Planned UI changes to improve the booking process.
* Users like interacting with Dora AI but find booking trips via chat overwhelming.
* New feature for trip booking via Dora AI, allowing users to set location, date, time, and budget via intuitive UI inputs.
* Dora AI’s functionality will be split into:
  * *Trip booking in advance*
  * *24/7 AI travel concierge during trips*
* Future plans to integrate GPS-based recommendations for restaurants, activities, and more.

### Global Rollout Plans

* Initial launch in major European and US cities.
* Focus on location-based suggestions (restaurants, bars, activities).
* Gradual rollout of booking features due to partnership requirements.
* Discussions with Latin American marketplaces underway.
* Expansion strategy: start with major cities → expand to regions.
* Planning a mechanism enabling community members to become ‘local experts’ by submitting recommendations.
* Plans for a Dora Ambassador program to grow the global database and assist with partnerships.
* Community members with travel industry or business development experience encouraged to contribute.

### Weekly Progress Updates & Community Involvement

* Weekly progress updates to begin next week.

### Partnerships & Expansion

* \~400 signed corporate vendors for activities and experiences.
* Ongoing deal with a major marketplace for expansion into Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
* Talks with Latin American marketplaces and short-term rental companies.
* Advisor Masud Azizi working on securing high-value partnerships.
* Discussions with potential strategic investors focused on adding more than just funding.

### Financial Status & Marketing Strategy

* Can sustain operations for 12-18 months without additional funding.
* Weekly growth of 10-15% in gross merchandise volume (GMV) targeted.
* Currently focused on achieving *product-market fit* before scaling marketing.

### Crypto Payments and next Steps

* Work underway to integrate crypto payments with legal compliance in mind. Legal compliance is our highest priority and needs to be sorted out first before introducing.
* Stripe used as the payment provider, which supports crypto transactions.
* Encouragement to focus on long-term product utility over short-term market trends.
* Confidence in the project’s sustainability, following a strategy of underpromising and overdelivering.