Rama Poola

Founder & CEO, SkyHi · 1 appearance on the record.

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Rama Poola is the founder and CEO of SkyHi, a travel technology company offering a monthly subscription service for flat-rate, on-demand airline tickets. Prior to SkyHi, he served as a director at technology consultancy Arc90 and subsequently as Vice President of Product at Beatport following Arc90's acquisition by SFX Entertainment.

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Disclosure
Poola: SkyHi members average 1.77 flights against a 3-flight breakeven
“Right now it's 1.77. Our breakeven on our current financial model is a little over three.”
Rama Poola Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 8:24 #60 Is This the Amazon Prime of Airline Tickets?
Insight
Poola: Super users are rare in travel because traveling is exhausting
“We're going to have some of those, no doubt, but in reality, in the travel space, the super users are a very small percentage because traveling is exhausting.”
Rama Poola Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 23:01 #60 Is This the Amazon Prime of Airline Tickets?
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Poola: SkyHi generates enough revenue to cover company cash burn
“We're also bringing in more and more revenue. So, you know, we're starting to see that, okay, we can cover our burn from our revenue, you know, so.”
Rama Poola Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 25:10 #60 Is This the Amazon Prime of Airline Tickets?
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Poola: SkyHi hit $400,000 ARR organically since its March pilot launch
“We launched our pilot in March of this past year, and we've grown to 400 K ARR pretty much organically.”
Rama Poola Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 2:44 #60 Is This the Amazon Prime of Airline Tickets?
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Poola: SkyHi has 160 subscribers generating $32,000 in monthly revenue
“We have a 160 paying members at a 199 dollars a month, so this is about 32 K per month.”
Rama Poola Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 4:34 #60 Is This the Amazon Prime of Airline Tickets?
Disclosure
Poola: SkyHi maintains a 92% month-over-month customer retention rate
“Right now our retention is about 92%.”
Rama Poola Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 9:29 #60 Is This the Amazon Prime of Airline Tickets?
Disclosure
Poola: SkyHi raised $945k at a $4 million valuation cap
“Our first round was we raised nine 45 on a four mil cap.”
Rama Poola Mar 3, 2025 ▶ 10:46 #60 Is This the Amazon Prime of Airline Tickets?

Appearances (1)

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#60 Is This the Amazon Prime of Airline Tickets? Mar 3, 2025 10m
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