Billy Chan
Co-Founder at Alfred Travel
Billy Chan is co-founder of Alfred Travel, a Melbourne AI trip-planning startup he built with Andy Tsang. He brings more than 20 years' experience in digital assets and travel technology, including roles at OSL, Gemini and Travelport. Alfred's app, which builds day-by-day itineraries from a single detailed AI prompt, launched on iOS and Android in July 2025. Chan has kept the business bootstrapped on a budget of under $1,000 a month, favouring organic growth and strategic partnerships over venture capital. On Pick My Brain with Alan Jones, he discussed why buzzword-heavy pitches undermine founders.
Career
- Now Co-Founder · Alfred Travel
- Earlier Worked in Hong Kong's crypto sector · OSL
Sources: startupdaily.net
Key moments
Jump straight to the part of The Buzzword That's Killing Your Pitch: Billy Chan on Alfred Travel you want.
- 0:00 The buzzwords investors are tired of hearing
- 1:51 Meet Billy Chan and Alfred Travel
- 2:18 From curious kid to technology founder
- 3:49 The 15-hour holiday-planning problem
- 5:13 How Alfred Travel makes money
- 5:40 The founding team and a ten-year-old idea
- 7:01 Why Alfred is a native mobile app
- 8:08 Early traction and the ideal customer
- 9:24 Personalisation without hallucinations
- 12:51 Closing the booking loop
Connections
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