Álvaro Silberstein, Wheel the World: Creating Accessible Travel Experiences, Ep 129

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-size: 24pt;">Álvaro Silberstein, Wheel the World: Creating Accessible Travel Experiences, Ep 129</span><br /> <br /></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A trip to Torres del Paine in the south of Chile became an opportunity for Álvaro Silberstein to put his startup idea to the test. Most travel platforms provide basic information about price, location, transportation, accommodation, and excursion options. However, few platforms cater to the specific needs of people with disabilities.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Álvaro is the co-founder and CEO of Wheel the World, a travel platform that goes one step further by empowering people with disabilities with travel experiences around the world that are more inclusive and accessible.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, I sat down with Álvaro to talk about how Wheel the World changes the user experience for people with disabilities that want to explore the world. We also discuss their fundraising process and participation in different accelerator programs, as well as how they’ve responded to the COVID-19 pandemic which has put traveling on hold for most people.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Entrepreneurship, a family legacy</span></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Being an entrepreneur was something that was expected in Álvaro’s family. So when he started a fantasy soccer platform or when he tried to build an Uber for people with disabilities, his friends and family weren’t surprised. While studying abroad he discovered his next venture when he realized that it was much easier to explore places as a person with a disability in the US than in his home country Chile.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to this episode of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Crossing Borders</span><