Full Video: Hopper CEO at Skift Global Forum 2022
Photo Credit: Hopper CEO Frederic Lalonde in discussion with Skift executive editor Dennis Schaal at Skift Global Forum in New York on September 21. Skift / Neil van Niekerk
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Carrot cash. Loot boxes. Bunnies. What's going on inside the mind of Frederic Lalonde? You're about to find out.
Nobody can accuse Frederic Lalonde of going off-brand. The CEO and founder of online travel agency Hopper was, figuratively speaking, bouncing around as he talked about social commerce with moderator Dennis Schaal, Skift's founding editor and executive editor, during his interview at Skift Global Forum.
On stage, Lalonde revealed the tips and tricks the app deploys to stay sticky, keep users engaged and (most importantly) spending money. Oh, and he also likes anxiety.
Watch the interview in its entirety, as well as read a transcript of it, below, to get a deeper understanding of how financial technology is blurring with travel retailing, and witness a CEO who's having a lot of fun with it all.
https://youtu.be/NvGupKeogzs Interview TranscriptDennis Schaal: Hello, New York. Hello, interwebs. I hope you're going to help me with this interview because between you and me, Fred has a lot of energy and he's very enthusiastic about Hopper, sho
