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Bounce growth playbook

Diagnosis

Bounce is the largest luggage storage network (35,000+ locations, 10M+ bags stored) and is now hiring for demand growth: a Senior PM owning SEO, AI discovery, paid, partnerships and a 15% lift in booking conversion, product engineers for growth engines, a designer for traveler and partner flows, London station scouts and partner and supply sales interns.

The fastest gains are on pages travelers already reach: the shared store-page template has visible errors and does not say how bags are stored, the site promises lockers when most spots are staffed counters, and the published numbers disagree.

Next come store pages in travelers' languages, slow templates, a weekly experiment queue, affiliate activation kits, gap-led supply sales and delivery cross-sell; the big bets are lockers placed by demand data, bookings from AI assistants, hotel check-out integrations and a yearly data report.

Growth Score

7/10

Biggest Opportunity

Convert more of the demand Bounce already gets: fix and enrich the 3,547 store pages, then reach travelers in their own language and at the exact moment (station, check-out, venue) they need storage.

Biggest Risk

Radical Storage, Stasher, LuggageHero and Nannybag compete on price and review volume, and the gap between "lockers" in the promise and staffed counters in reality can erode the 4.9 rating as volume grows.

01

Start here

The three moves to make first. Each one is written up in full below.

  1. 1

    Fix the store-page template that 3,547 location pages share, and answer what travelers actually ask

    List every template string with a currency, a capacity or a size price, and fix the badge currency today.

    High impact First result in 3 weeks
  2. 2

    Label every listing "staffed counter" or "locker", and add a filter

    Count locations by type and pick the label wording.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  3. 3

    One set of numbers everywhere, starting with llms.txt

    Write the list of figures and their source of truth.

    Medium impact First result in 2 weeks

02

Your idea portfolio

22 ideas, grouped by when to run them. Open any idea for how to run it: the steps, who to approach, copy you can use, and how to measure it.

  • 7 ideas are marked Unexpected: plays you are unlikely to have tried.

Every idea placed by the effort it takes against the impact it could have. Quick wins sit top left; select a number to open that idea. The filters below narrow the list by status, timing, category and what Programmable can build.

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Showing 22 of 22 ideas

This week 6

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    Store pages are where a search for "luggage storage Piccadilly Circus" lands and where travelers decide. The shared template shows a "$10,000 protection" badge on pounds and euro pages, says a shop can store "up to unlimited bags", prices purses and suitcases the same while the Trainline page says small bags cost less, and leaves some pages (Rome, the Paris locker) with no description and a garbled title. Meanwhile reviews on Bounce's own pages say what is missing: travelers expected a locker and were handed to shop staff, and one found "no signs outside the shop".

    High impactLow effort First result in 3 weeks Senior Product Manager

    First action

    List every template string with a currency, a capacity or a size price, and fix the badge currency today.

    How to measure it

    Store-page booking conversion

    Now
    –
    Target
    +10% relative
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Audit the template

      Currency, capacity, size prices, empty descriptions, titles.

      Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth 1 day

    2. 2

      Fix currency and copy

      Local-currency protection, plain capacity, one price line.

      Product Engineer 2 days

    3. 3

      Add fallbacks

      Auto description from type, hours and stations; clean titles.

      Product Engineer 2 days

    4. 4

      Design two new blocks

      "How your bags are stored" and "How to find it", with a shopfront photo.

      Product Designer 1 week

    5. 5

      Collect partner data

      Storage type and a shopfront photo in the partner app.

      Partnerships Manager 2 weeks

    6. 6

      A/B test

      New template against the old on London store pages.

      Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth 3 weeks

    7. 7

      Roll out

      All 3,547 pages and the language versions.

      Product Engineer 1 week

    First result
    3 weeks
    Cost
    Engineering and design time
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth

    Smallest test

    Fix the currency badge and the "unlimited bags" line on London pages and compare a week of bookings.

    Why it works

    Rewrite the template in one cycle: protection in local currency; one honest price line (or real size tiers if they exist); capacity in plain words ("room for about 28 bags a day" or none); a fallback description built from type, hours and nearby stations; clean titles. Add two blocks travelers need before paying: "How your bags are stored" (handed to staff, tagged and photographed, kept behind the counter or in a back room; or self-service locker) and "How to find it" (shopfront photo, signage, floor). Then A/B the new template on a city such as London.

    These pages convert intent that already exists. Fixing visible errors removes doubt at the moment of payment, and answering the storage question sets the right expectation, which protects the 4.9 rating. It is the cheapest step toward the role's 15% booking-conversion goal.

    Ready to use

    ChecklistStore page template fixes

    [ ] Protection badge in local currency
    [ ] Capacity line in plain words, or removed
    [ ] One honest price line or real size tiers
    [ ] Fallback description when the partner text is empty
    [ ] Title without repeated words
    [ ] "How your bags are stored" block
    [ ] "How to find it" block with shopfront photo
    [ ] Same fixes on es, fr, de, ja and other language pages

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Partners do not upload photos

      Ask at onboarding and in the monthly payout email.

    • Honest "handed to staff" copy lowers bookings

      Pair it with tagging, photos and the protection amount; test it.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteStore pages (checked October 22, 2026). Piccadilly Circus, London: a "$10,000 protection" badge above body text that says "£10,000"; "With a capacity to store up to unlimited bags in a day"; "storing purses and tote bags will cost you £3.50, while regular luggage comes at £3.50"; meta description "Trusted by 2,000,000+ users". Canal Street, New York: purses "$5.50" and regular luggage "$5.50". Celio, Rome: a "$10,000 protection" badge on a euro page and an "About the place" section with only opening hours. Gare de Lyon, Paris: title "Luggage Lockers Locker Bounce Gare de Lyon in Paris" and no description.Source
    • Your websitePartner landing page (Trainline): FAQ answers "Are small bags less expensive? Yes! We don't charge as much when you store smaller bags like purses, tote bags or briefcases", and says "we'll show you the address of the store once you book online", while store pages print the street address; discount codes are printed on the page.Source
    • Customer reviewsReviews shown on bounce.com: "From the app, I was picturing the pieces to be stored in a self service locker, but it wasn't... Not as secure as I was picturing" (homepage); "I was a bit skeptical at first because I expected self-service lockers rather than handing my bags over" (London page); "there were no signs outside the shop. Why?" (Piccadilly Circus store page). The homepage live feed also showed a nonsense one-line review among the latest.Source
    • Your websiteSitemaps (October 22, 2026): bounce.com lists 4,986 URLs: 3,547 store pages (173 for London, against 605 London spots), 1,242 city and area pages (57 London areas such as King's Cross and Waterloo), 148 blog posts including new comparison posts against Radical Storage, LuggageHero, Stasher and Stow Your Bags, 16 luggage delivery pages and 10 partnership pages. Language subdomains carry store pages only for their home country: es.bounce.com has 299 (all in Spain), ja 631 (Japan), fr 261, de 82; es.bounce.com/stores/london/... redirects to the English page. The London page's hreflang covers 9 languages, without Portuguese and Russian, which the switcher offers.Source
    • HiringSenior Product Manager, Demand Growth (Lisbon, posted October 19, 2026): owns an Acquisition Pod "driving how users discover Bounce across SEO, AI discovery, paid marketing, and partnerships" and a Conversion Pod "optimizing the end-to-end booking funnel", from "landing page architecture and geospatial discovery experiences to checkout flows and experimentation frameworks". First-year goals: "Build and scale new acquisition channels" and "Lift relative booking conversion rate by 15%". Works closely with "our Growth leader".Source
  • 02

    Bounce's title promises "Left Luggage & Lockers" and the homepage says "choose a convenient locker or local shop", but most locations are shops where staff take the bags. Reviews on the homepage and London page describe the surprise. Bounce is now opening its own 24/7 lockers, and Stasher already advertises "lockers, shops and hotels".

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Product Designer

    First action

    Count locations by type and pick the label wording.

    How to measure it

    Reviews mentioning lockers or security concerns

    Now
    –
    Target
    -50%
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Count types

      Shops, hotels, lockers in the database.

      Data Analyst 1 day

    2. 2

      Design labels

      Three types with icons.

      Product Designer 2 days

    3. 3

      Add a filter

      In web and app search.

      Product Engineer 1 week

    4. 4

      Update copy

      Homepage "how it works" and confirmation email.

      Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth 1 day

    5. 5

      Test

      Booking rate with labels on.

      Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Track reviews

      Mentions of lockers and security.

      Data Analyst monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Design and engineering time
    Owner
    Product Designer

    Smallest test

    Add the label to London store pages only.

    Why it works

    Show a type label on every search card and store page (staffed counter, hotel desk, Bounce locker), add a filter, and change the homepage line to describe what most travelers will get. Add the type to the booking confirmation.

    Travelers who choose knowingly are happier and review better; those who want a locker can find one; and the label gives Bounce's new lockers their own shelf.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Fewer bookings from locker seekers

      They are the ones who leave the surprised reviews; send them to Bounce lockers where they exist.

    Evidence

    • Customer reviewsReviews shown on bounce.com: "From the app, I was picturing the pieces to be stored in a self service locker, but it wasn't... Not as secure as I was picturing" (homepage); "I was a bit skeptical at first because I expected self-service lockers rather than handing my bags over" (London page); "there were no signs outside the shop. Why?" (Piccadilly Circus store page). The homepage live feed also showed a nonsense one-line review among the latest.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: title "Luggage Storage Near Me - Left Luggage & Lockers"; "Freedom to explore from $6.95 / day"; "32,000 locations worldwide", "Millions of bags stored", "4.9/5 rating" (no review count); "Choose a convenient locker or local shop"; "Book with the app and earn 10% back in Bounce credits"; luggage delivery "Available in Japan and expanding across Europe"; a switcher with 11 languages. The London page shows "26,000+ reviews from Google Maps" and "605 Storage Spots".Source
    • HiringProduct Engineer (Lisbon, posted October 22, 2026): projects across "consumer apps, growth engines, and partner tools", in 1-week cycles on Elixir, React Native/Expo, React and Next.js. Every post describes "35,000+ local businesses across 100+ countries", now "going further, with luggage delivery and our own 24/7 lockers", and the goal that "bounce it" is "the first thing people say when they arrive in a new city".Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' homepages: Radical Storage "from €0.90/day", "4.8/5 (681,000 Reviews)", "€10,000 guarantee", "16,128 locations", 20 languages; Stasher "9,900+ trusted luggage storage locations in lockers, shops and hotels from £1.49 per day", "4.94 from 1.5m+ worldwide ratings"; LuggageHero "Locker Alternative", "Hourly and daily rates", 6,000+ locations; Nannybag "25,000+ locations" from €2.50 with "€10,000 Protection".Source
  • 03

    AI assistants and search results repeat what Bounce publishes, and the numbers disagree: 32,000 locations on the homepage and llms.txt, 35,000+ in job posts; "2,000,000+ users" on store pages, "3M+ users" in job posts; prices "from 3.90€" in llms.txt, "$6.95" on the homepage and "£1.95" on the London page; a 10% affiliate commission while ambassadors earn 40%. The new Demand Growth role owns AI discovery.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks SEO Lead

    First action

    Write the list of figures and their source of truth.

    How to measure it

    Templates using the shared figures

    Now
    –
    Target
    100%
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      List figures

      Every number the site states.

      SEO Lead 1 day

    2. 2

      Pick sources

      One live value per figure.

      Data Analyst 1 day

    3. 3

      Wire templates

      Homepage, city, store and partner pages.

      Product Engineer 2 days

    4. 4

      Rewrite llms.txt

      Current numbers, delivery and lockers, top city links.

      SEO Lead 1 day

    5. 5

      Check assistants

      Ask five assistants about Bounce; record what they say.

      SEO Lead 1 day

    6. 6

      Repeat

      Monthly check.

      SEO Lead monthly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    SEO Lead

    Smallest test

    Fix llms.txt today.

    Why it works

    Pick one source for each figure (locations, cities, users, bags stored, rating and review count, starting price by currency), render it everywhere from that source, and rewrite llms.txt to give current numbers, the product range (storage, delivery, lockers) and links to city pages.

    Consistent numbers are what assistants quote, and the larger, current figures are a better pitch than old ones.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Figures move every month

      Round down and update automatically.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage: title "Luggage Storage Near Me - Left Luggage & Lockers"; "Freedom to explore from $6.95 / day"; "32,000 locations worldwide", "Millions of bags stored", "4.9/5 rating" (no review count); "Choose a convenient locker or local shop"; "Book with the app and earn 10% back in Bounce credits"; luggage delivery "Available in Japan and expanding across Europe"; a switcher with 11 languages. The London page shows "26,000+ reviews from Google Maps" and "605 Storage Spots".Source
    • Your websitellms.txt, the file written for AI assistants: "32,000+ locations", "Pricing: Affordable daily rates starting from 3.90€" (linking to the homepage, which says $6.95), and "Earn 10% commission on every booking" for affiliates. robots.txt says "We're hiring Search Marketers".Source
    • Your websiteStore pages (checked October 22, 2026). Piccadilly Circus, London: a "$10,000 protection" badge above body text that says "£10,000"; "With a capacity to store up to unlimited bags in a day"; "storing purses and tote bags will cost you £3.50, while regular luggage comes at £3.50"; meta description "Trusted by 2,000,000+ users". Canal Street, New York: purses "$5.50" and regular luggage "$5.50". Celio, Rome: a "$10,000 protection" badge on a euro page and an "About the place" section with only opening hours. Gare de Lyon, Paris: title "Luggage Lockers Locker Bounce Gare de Lyon in Paris" and no description.Source
    • HiringCompany facts in the job posts: Bounce "has served 3M+ users and stored 10M+ bags, and paid over $10M to small business partners", was named the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing travel company in the US in 2024, and raised a Series B (TechCrunch, November 2024) to expand its traveller convenience network, including Japan.Source
    • HiringBrand Ambassador, London Stations (posted October 8, 2026): four commission-only scouts, two at King's Cross and two at Victoria, because "Travellers drag their bags around London all day because they don't know there's another option". London has "hundreds of locations" and "over 1.1 million bags stored in the city alone". Scouts earn 40% of storage value through a personal QR code that gives travellers 10% off; the illustrative hour is 30 conversations, "5 of them book (about 1 in 6)", average booking three bags. A second language is "a real advantage, especially Spanish, Italian, French, Arabic or Mandarin".Source
  • 04

    The homepage shows a stream of the latest reviews. When we checked, a nonsense one-line review sat among them, next to long, useful ones. It is the first proof a new visitor reads.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 week Product Engineer

    First action

    Add a minimum length and a language check to the feed query.

    How to measure it

    Homepage search rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    +3%
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Set rules

      Minimum length, real words, star rating unchanged.

      Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth 1 hour

    2. 2

      Apply to feeds

      Homepage and city pages.

      Product Engineer 1 day

    3. 3

      Pin answers

      Two detailed reviews per top city.

      Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth 1 day

    4. 4

      Check weekly

      Spot-check the feed.

      Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth weekly

    5. 5

      Measure

      Search starts before and after.

      Data Analyst 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Extend

      Same rules in the app.

      Product Engineer 1 week

    First result
    1 week
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Product Engineer

    Smallest test

    Add the filter to the homepage only.

    Why it works

    Show only reviews above a length and quality threshold in public feeds (the homepage and city pages), keep all reviews in the rating, and pin a few detailed reviews per city that answer common questions (security, finding the shop).

    Proof works when it reads well; one odd entry makes the feed look unattended.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Looks like hiding reviews

      Keep every review in the score and the full list.

    Evidence

    • Customer reviewsReviews shown on bounce.com: "From the app, I was picturing the pieces to be stored in a self service locker, but it wasn't... Not as secure as I was picturing" (homepage); "I was a bit skeptical at first because I expected self-service lockers rather than handing my bags over" (London page); "there were no signs outside the shop. Why?" (Piccadilly Circus store page). The homepage live feed also showed a nonsense one-line review among the latest.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: title "Luggage Storage Near Me - Left Luggage & Lockers"; "Freedom to explore from $6.95 / day"; "32,000 locations worldwide", "Millions of bags stored", "4.9/5 rating" (no review count); "Choose a convenient locker or local shop"; "Book with the app and earn 10% back in Bounce credits"; luggage delivery "Available in Japan and expanding across Europe"; a switcher with 11 languages. The London page shows "26,000+ reviews from Google Maps" and "605 Storage Spots".Source
  • 05

    Bounce is hiring scouts at King's Cross and Victoria with QR codes and 10% off, and expects about 1 in 6 conversations to book. Bounce already has area pages for both stations. Each scan is a measured test of offline demand.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Growth Lead

    First action

    Create tagged QR codes for the four scouts.

    How to measure it

    Bookings per scout hour

    Now
    –
    Target
    5
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Tag codes

      Station, scout, language.

      Growth Lead 1 day

    2. 2

      Land on station pages

      Nearest open spots first.

      Product Engineer 2 days

    3. 3

      Brief scouts

      Script and best spots.

      Growth Lead 1 day

    4. 4

      Track

      Scans, bookings, hours.

      Data Analyst weekly

    5. 5

      Compare

      Against paid search cost per booking.

      Performance Marketing Lead monthly

    6. 6

      Decide

      More stations or cities.

      Growth Lead 2 months

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Commissions only
    Owner
    Growth Lead

    Smallest test

    Run one scout for a week with tagged codes.

    Why it works

    Point each scout's QR code to the station's area page with today's nearest open spots, tag scans by station, hour and the language the scout used, and compare cost per booking with paid search. Use the result to decide where to add scouts and which languages to hire for.

    Street demand is visible and cheap to test; tracked scans turn a commission programme into a channel with data.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Discount cannibalises organic bookings

      Compare station booking volume with and without scouts.

    Evidence

    • HiringBrand Ambassador, London Stations (posted October 8, 2026): four commission-only scouts, two at King's Cross and two at Victoria, because "Travellers drag their bags around London all day because they don't know there's another option". London has "hundreds of locations" and "over 1.1 million bags stored in the city alone". Scouts earn 40% of storage value through a personal QR code that gives travellers 10% off; the illustrative hour is 30 conversations, "5 of them book (about 1 in 6)", average booking three bags. A second language is "a real advantage, especially Spanish, Italian, French, Arabic or Mandarin".Source
    • Your websiteSitemaps (October 22, 2026): bounce.com lists 4,986 URLs: 3,547 store pages (173 for London, against 605 London spots), 1,242 city and area pages (57 London areas such as King's Cross and Waterloo), 148 blog posts including new comparison posts against Radical Storage, LuggageHero, Stasher and Stow Your Bags, 16 luggage delivery pages and 10 partnership pages. Language subdomains carry store pages only for their home country: es.bounce.com has 299 (all in Spain), ja 631 (Japan), fr 261, de 82; es.bounce.com/stores/london/... redirects to the English page. The London page's hreflang covers 9 languages, without Portuguese and Russian, which the switcher offers.Source
    • HiringSenior Product Manager, Demand Growth (Lisbon, posted October 19, 2026): owns an Acquisition Pod "driving how users discover Bounce across SEO, AI discovery, paid marketing, and partnerships" and a Conversion Pod "optimizing the end-to-end booking funnel", from "landing page architecture and geospatial discovery experiences to checkout flows and experimentation frameworks". First-year goals: "Build and scale new acquisition channels" and "Lift relative booking conversion rate by 15%". Works closely with "our Growth leader".Source
  • 06

    Bounce's homepage shows "4.9/5 rating" with no count, while Radical Storage leads with "681,000 Reviews" and Stasher with "1.5m+ worldwide ratings". Bounce has 20,926 iOS ratings at 4.92 and 26,000+ Google reviews for London alone.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Senior Product Manager

    First action

    Add up reviews across sources.

    How to measure it

    Homepage to search

    Now
    –
    Target
    +3%
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Count

      All sources.

      Data Analyst 1 day

    2. 2

      Design

      Rating and count together.

      Product Designer 1 day

    3. 3

      Ship

      Homepage, city, search.

      Product Engineer 2 days

    4. 4

      Test

      With and without count.

      Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Automate

      Monthly update.

      Product Engineer 1 day

    6. 6

      Use in ads

      Count in paid copy.

      Performance Marketing Lead ongoing

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth

    Smallest test

    Add the count to the homepage.

    Why it works

    Show the total review count across app stores and Google Maps on the homepage, city pages and the search screen, and show city counts on city pages. Link to the full reviews.

    Volume is what makes a rating credible, and Bounce's volume is large enough to compete.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Mixed sources questioned

      Name the sources under the number.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage: title "Luggage Storage Near Me - Left Luggage & Lockers"; "Freedom to explore from $6.95 / day"; "32,000 locations worldwide", "Millions of bags stored", "4.9/5 rating" (no review count); "Choose a convenient locker or local shop"; "Book with the app and earn 10% back in Bounce credits"; luggage delivery "Available in Japan and expanding across Europe"; a switcher with 11 languages. The London page shows "26,000+ reviews from Google Maps" and "605 Storage Spots".Source
    • App StoreiOS app "Bounce: Luggage Storage Nearby" rated 4.92 from 20,926 ratings, updated October 22, 2026. The YouTube channel has 347 videos and 363 subscribers.Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' homepages: Radical Storage "from €0.90/day", "4.8/5 (681,000 Reviews)", "€10,000 guarantee", "16,128 locations", 20 languages; Stasher "9,900+ trusted luggage storage locations in lockers, shops and hotels from £1.49 per day", "4.94 from 1.5m+ worldwide ratings"; LuggageHero "Locker Alternative", "Hourly and daily rates", 6,000+ locations; Nannybag "25,000+ locations" from €2.50 with "€10,000 Protection".Source

This quarter 9

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 07

    Bounce's language sites carry store pages only for their home country: Spanish store pages are all in Spain, and es.bounce.com/stores/london/... redirects to English. London alone has 605 spots and 1.1 million bags stored, and the station scouts are asked to speak Spanish, Italian, French, Arabic or Mandarin, because those travelers are there. The London page also lacks Portuguese and Russian hreflang although the switcher offers them.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter SEO Lead

    First action

    Rank destination cities by bookings from each language.

    How to measure it

    Non-English organic bookings in top cities

    Now
    –
    Target
    +25%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Rank pairs

      City and visitor language by bookings.

      Data Analyst 1 week

    2. 2

      Template translation

      Store and area templates.

      SEO Lead 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Generate pages

      Top ten cities, five languages.

      Product Engineer 1 month

    4. 4

      Hreflang

      All versions, including pt and ru.

      Product Engineer 1 week

    5. 5

      Submit sitemaps

      Per language.

      SEO Lead 1 day

    6. 6

      Measure

      Rankings and bookings.

      SEO Lead monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Translation and engineering time
    Owner
    SEO Lead

    Smallest test

    Translate London's top 20 store pages into Spanish.

    Why it works

    Translate store and area pages for the ten biggest destination cities into the five languages of their largest visitor groups, with hreflang across all versions, and complete hreflang for the languages the switcher already offers.

    Travelers search in their own language before they arrive; store pages are the most specific answer and today exist only in English outside the home country.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Thin duplicate pages

      Translate the useful parts: directions, storage type, reviews in that language.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemaps (October 22, 2026): bounce.com lists 4,986 URLs: 3,547 store pages (173 for London, against 605 London spots), 1,242 city and area pages (57 London areas such as King's Cross and Waterloo), 148 blog posts including new comparison posts against Radical Storage, LuggageHero, Stasher and Stow Your Bags, 16 luggage delivery pages and 10 partnership pages. Language subdomains carry store pages only for their home country: es.bounce.com has 299 (all in Spain), ja 631 (Japan), fr 261, de 82; es.bounce.com/stores/london/... redirects to the English page. The London page's hreflang covers 9 languages, without Portuguese and Russian, which the switcher offers.Source
    • HiringBrand Ambassador, London Stations (posted October 8, 2026): four commission-only scouts, two at King's Cross and two at Victoria, because "Travellers drag their bags around London all day because they don't know there's another option". London has "hundreds of locations" and "over 1.1 million bags stored in the city alone". Scouts earn 40% of storage value through a personal QR code that gives travellers 10% off; the illustrative hour is 30 conversations, "5 of them book (about 1 in 6)", average booking three bags. A second language is "a real advantage, especially Spanish, Italian, French, Arabic or Mandarin".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: title "Luggage Storage Near Me - Left Luggage & Lockers"; "Freedom to explore from $6.95 / day"; "32,000 locations worldwide", "Millions of bags stored", "4.9/5 rating" (no review count); "Choose a convenient locker or local shop"; "Book with the app and earn 10% back in Bounce credits"; luggage delivery "Available in Japan and expanding across Europe"; a switcher with 11 languages. The London page shows "26,000+ reviews from Google Maps" and "605 Storage Spots".Source
    • HiringSenior Product Manager, Demand Growth (Lisbon, posted October 19, 2026): owns an Acquisition Pod "driving how users discover Bounce across SEO, AI discovery, paid marketing, and partnerships" and a Conversion Pod "optimizing the end-to-end booking funnel", from "landing page architecture and geospatial discovery experiences to checkout flows and experimentation frameworks". First-year goals: "Build and scale new acquisition channels" and "Lift relative booking conversion rate by 15%". Works closely with "our Growth leader".Source
  • 08

    Real visitors on the homepage and London page pass Core Web Vitals, but the whole site fails at a p75 LCP of 3.68 s and has slowed 45%. So other templates, likely search, booking or store pages, are slow for real users. Every page also ships 775-970 KB of HTML, about half of it inline data, with about 900 ms of blocking time in lab tests.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Product Engineer

    First action

    Add a template tag to real-user performance data.

    How to measure it

    Origin LCP p75

    Now
    –
    Target
    under 2.5 s
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Tag templates

      Real-user data by page type.

      Product Engineer 2 days

    2. 2

      Find the slowest

      Rank by traffic and LCP.

      Product Engineer 1 week

    3. 3

      Trim payloads

      Lazy reviews and FAQs.

      Product Engineer 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Fix search and checkout

      Biggest bundles first.

      Product Engineer 1 month

    5. 5

      Budget

      CI check on size and LCP.

      Product Engineer 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Conversion by speed band.

      Data Analyst monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Product Engineer

    Smallest test

    Measure LCP by template for two weeks.

    Why it works

    Break real-user LCP down by template in your own analytics, fix the slowest (search and checkout first), cut the inline payload (render review cards and FAQs lazily), and set a performance budget in CI.

    Speed on the booking path is conversion, and the 15% goal starts there.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • SEO content removed

      Keep content in HTML; defer only hydration.

    Evidence

    • Google PageSpeedMobile lab tests (October 22, 2026): homepage score 58, LCP 5.0 s, total blocking time 860 ms, 1,975 KiB, 430 KiB unused JavaScript; London page score 51, total blocking time 970 ms, 2,392 KiB. Real visitors on those two pages pass (LCP 1.9 s and 1.8 s), but the whole origin fails Core Web Vitals at a p75 LCP of 3.68 s, and the Chrome UX Report trend is 45% slower. Pages ship 775-970 KB of HTML each, about half of it inline page data.Source
    • HiringSenior Product Manager, Demand Growth (Lisbon, posted October 19, 2026): owns an Acquisition Pod "driving how users discover Bounce across SEO, AI discovery, paid marketing, and partnerships" and a Conversion Pod "optimizing the end-to-end booking funnel", from "landing page architecture and geospatial discovery experiences to checkout flows and experimentation frameworks". First-year goals: "Build and scale new acquisition channels" and "Lift relative booking conversion rate by 15%". Works closely with "our Growth leader".Source
  • 09

    The Demand Growth PM is asked to "run experiments. A lot of them" and lift booking conversion 15% in a year, in a company that works in 1-week cycles. The site already hints at tests worth running: address shown on store pages but said to be hidden on partner pages, the app-credit offer, and store-page trust copy.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Product Manager

    First action

    Write the first ten hypotheses with expected lift.

    How to measure it

    Booking conversion

    Now
    –
    Target
    +15% relative
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List hypotheses

      From reviews, support and analytics.

      Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth 1 week

    2. 2

      Rank

      Reach x lift x ease.

      Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth 1 day

    3. 3

      Set up testing

      Clean assignment and metrics.

      Product Engineer 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Ship weekly

      One test per cycle.

      Product Engineer weekly

    5. 5

      Read results

      Bookings and revenue per visitor.

      Data Analyst weekly

    6. 6

      Share

      Monthly summary to product and growth.

      Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Team time
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth

    Smallest test

    Run the first test next cycle.

    Why it works

    Keep a ranked queue: date picker defaults, showing the full price for the bags selected before checkout, address and photo before payment, the app-credit message placement, Apple Pay and Google Pay prominence, and guest checkout. Ship one test a week and kill losers fast.

    A steady cadence compounds; ten small wins reach 15%.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Too little traffic per test

      Test on the top five cities together.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Product Manager, Demand Growth (Lisbon, posted October 19, 2026): owns an Acquisition Pod "driving how users discover Bounce across SEO, AI discovery, paid marketing, and partnerships" and a Conversion Pod "optimizing the end-to-end booking funnel", from "landing page architecture and geospatial discovery experiences to checkout flows and experimentation frameworks". First-year goals: "Build and scale new acquisition channels" and "Lift relative booking conversion rate by 15%". Works closely with "our Growth leader".Source
    • HiringProduct Engineer (Lisbon, posted October 22, 2026): projects across "consumer apps, growth engines, and partner tools", in 1-week cycles on Elixir, React Native/Expo, React and Next.js. Every post describes "35,000+ local businesses across 100+ countries", now "going further, with luggage delivery and our own 24/7 lockers", and the goal that "bounce it" is "the first thing people say when they arrive in a new city".Source
    • Your websitePartner landing page (Trainline): FAQ answers "Are small bags less expensive? Yes! We don't charge as much when you store smaller bags like purses, tote bags or briefcases", and says "we'll show you the address of the store once you book online", while store pages print the street address; discount codes are printed on the page.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: title "Luggage Storage Near Me - Left Luggage & Lockers"; "Freedom to explore from $6.95 / day"; "32,000 locations worldwide", "Millions of bags stored", "4.9/5 rating" (no review count); "Choose a convenient locker or local shop"; "Book with the app and earn 10% back in Bounce credits"; luggage delivery "Available in Japan and expanding across Europe"; a switcher with 11 languages. The London page shows "26,000+ reviews from Google Maps" and "605 Storage Spots".Source
  • 10

    The Partnerships intern's target is "100 new producing partners", not signed ones. Bounce's affiliate page lists hosts, cruise lines, hotels, tours and event organizers, but leaves the partner to work out how to share the link.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Partnerships Manager

    First action

    Write the host message and the hotel poster first.

    How to measure it

    Share of new affiliates with a booking in 30 days

    Now
    –
    Target
    60%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Segment

      Partner types by volume.

      Partnerships Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Write kits

      Message, poster, email line.

      Partnerships Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Add dashboard

      First bookings visible.

      Product Engineer 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Day-10 calls

      Non-producing partners.

      Partnerships Manager ongoing

    5. 5

      Track

      Activation by type.

      Data Analyst monthly

    6. 6

      Improve

      Kits that work best.

      Partnerships Manager quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Design time
    Owner
    Partnerships Manager

    Smallest test

    Send the host kit to 20 new hosts.

    Why it works

    Give each new affiliate a kit by type: a pre-written check-out message for hosts, a QR poster for hotel desks and tours, an email line for event organizers, and a dashboard showing their first bookings. Call partners with no booking by day 10.

    Activation, not sign-up, is the bottleneck in affiliate programmes; templates remove the work.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Hosts ignore templates

      Offer a one-click copy into Airbnb messages.

    Evidence

    • HiringSupply and partner sales: a Partnerships Sales Intern (posted October 6, 2026) grows "demand growth through our affiliate program", with a target of "100 new producing partners over the six months" ("partners that produce, not partners you simply sign"), working leads "already researched and qualified"; a Market Launcher Sales Intern (posted October 9) will "identify underserved areas, and close supply gaps"; a Business Development Specialist (Supply) signs businesses across the US by cold call and outside sales.Source
    • Your websiteAffiliate page: partners "offer a 10% discount, earn a 10% commission or a bit of both", aimed at property managers and hosts, cruise lines, attractions, travel agencies, hotels, event organizers, conferences and transport hubs. Partner page for shops: "Extra revenue... paid out at the end of the month", "we suggest space for at least 5 items", but no earnings example. Hotels page: "1000+ hotels worldwide partner with Bounce", QR signage and self-service kiosks.Source
    • Your websiteSitemaps (October 22, 2026): bounce.com lists 4,986 URLs: 3,547 store pages (173 for London, against 605 London spots), 1,242 city and area pages (57 London areas such as King's Cross and Waterloo), 148 blog posts including new comparison posts against Radical Storage, LuggageHero, Stasher and Stow Your Bags, 16 luggage delivery pages and 10 partnership pages. Language subdomains carry store pages only for their home country: es.bounce.com has 299 (all in Spain), ja 631 (Japan), fr 261, de 82; es.bounce.com/stores/london/... redirects to the English page. The London page's hreflang covers 9 languages, without Portuguese and Russian, which the switcher offers.Source
  • 11

    The Market Launcher interns and the US supply specialist are asked to "identify underserved areas" and close supply gaps, with leads supplied monthly. Every search on Bounce that returns no location within a short walk, or only full ones, marks a gap.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Global Sales Manager

    First action

    Log empty and full results for one month.

    How to measure it

    First-month bookings at new gap locations

    Now
    –
    Target
    2x other new locations
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Log searches

      Empty and full results.

      Product Engineer 1 week

    2. 2

      Map gaps

      Weekly heat map.

      Data Analyst 1 week

    3. 3

      Build leads

      Businesses near each gap.

      Global Sales Manager weekly

    4. 4

      Assign

      To interns and specialists.

      Global Sales Manager weekly

    5. 5

      Onboard

      Fast setup for gap partners.

      Business Development Specialist (Supply) ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Bookings at new locations.

      Data Analyst monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Global Sales Manager

    Smallest test

    Map one city's empty searches.

    Why it works

    Log searches by location and result (none nearby, all full, closed), map them weekly, and send the top gap areas with nearby candidate businesses (cafes, convenience stores, hotels) to the sales team as leads.

    Supply placed where demand is already searching produces bookings from day one.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Noise from odd searches

      Count repeated searches only.

    Evidence

    • HiringSupply and partner sales: a Partnerships Sales Intern (posted October 6, 2026) grows "demand growth through our affiliate program", with a target of "100 new producing partners over the six months" ("partners that produce, not partners you simply sign"), working leads "already researched and qualified"; a Market Launcher Sales Intern (posted October 9) will "identify underserved areas, and close supply gaps"; a Business Development Specialist (Supply) signs businesses across the US by cold call and outside sales.Source
    • Your websiteSitemaps (October 22, 2026): bounce.com lists 4,986 URLs: 3,547 store pages (173 for London, against 605 London spots), 1,242 city and area pages (57 London areas such as King's Cross and Waterloo), 148 blog posts including new comparison posts against Radical Storage, LuggageHero, Stasher and Stow Your Bags, 16 luggage delivery pages and 10 partnership pages. Language subdomains carry store pages only for their home country: es.bounce.com has 299 (all in Spain), ja 631 (Japan), fr 261, de 82; es.bounce.com/stores/london/... redirects to the English page. The London page's hreflang covers 9 languages, without Portuguese and Russian, which the switcher offers.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: title "Luggage Storage Near Me - Left Luggage & Lockers"; "Freedom to explore from $6.95 / day"; "32,000 locations worldwide", "Millions of bags stored", "4.9/5 rating" (no review count); "Choose a convenient locker or local shop"; "Book with the app and earn 10% back in Bounce credits"; luggage delivery "Available in Japan and expanding across Europe"; a switcher with 11 languages. The London page shows "26,000+ reviews from Google Maps" and "605 Storage Spots".Source
  • 12

    Bounce's partner pages for Trainline, Trenitalia, Zipair and others are generic: a discount and a search button. Rail passengers arrive at known stations.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Partnerships Manager

    First action

    Build the Trainline page's top ten stations.

    How to measure it

    Partner-page bookings

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick stations

      Top ten per partner.

      Partnerships Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Build modules

      Nearest spots by station.

      Product Engineer 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Ship

      All rail partners.

      Product Engineer 1 week

    4. 4

      Share

      Ask partners to link in tickets.

      Partnerships Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Measure

      Bookings by page.

      Data Analyst monthly

    6. 6

      Extend

      Airline partners.

      Partnerships Manager 1 quarter

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Partnerships Manager

    Smallest test

    Add station modules to one partner page.

    Why it works

    For each rail partner, list the top stations with the nearest open locations and walking time; for airline partners, the arrival airports and city-centre spots. Measure bookings per partner page.

    A specific answer at the moment of travel converts better than a general offer.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Partners slow to promote

      Offer co-marketing in return.

    Evidence

    • Your websitePartnership pages updated August to October 2026: Zipair, Airtrip, Mastercard, Collinson Priority Pass, LoungeKey, Trenitalia, Yamato USA and Trainline.Source
    • Your websitePartner landing page (Trainline): FAQ answers "Are small bags less expensive? Yes! We don't charge as much when you store smaller bags like purses, tote bags or briefcases", and says "we'll show you the address of the store once you book online", while store pages print the street address; discount codes are printed on the page.Source
    • Your websiteSitemaps (October 22, 2026): bounce.com lists 4,986 URLs: 3,547 store pages (173 for London, against 605 London spots), 1,242 city and area pages (57 London areas such as King's Cross and Waterloo), 148 blog posts including new comparison posts against Radical Storage, LuggageHero, Stasher and Stow Your Bags, 16 luggage delivery pages and 10 partnership pages. Language subdomains carry store pages only for their home country: es.bounce.com has 299 (all in Spain), ja 631 (Japan), fr 261, de 82; es.bounce.com/stores/london/... redirects to the English page. The London page's hreflang covers 9 languages, without Portuguese and Russian, which the switcher offers.Source
  • 13

    Delivery in Japan already has strong routes (Tokyo Station to Osaka Station booked 579 times at 4.8/5), and Japan is one of Bounce's biggest store markets. A traveler storing bags in Tokyo on a checkout day is often moving to another city.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Product Manager

    First action

    Add the offer to storage confirmations in Tokyo.

    How to measure it

    Attach rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    5%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick cities

      Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto.

      Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth 1 day

    2. 2

      Design offer

      In booking and confirmation.

      Product Designer 1 week

    3. 3

      Build

      App and web.

      Product Engineer 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Test

      Against no offer.

      Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth 1 month

    5. 5

      Measure

      Attach and revenue.

      Data Analyst monthly

    6. 6

      Extend

      Europe as delivery expands.

      Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth 1 quarter

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth

    Smallest test

    Email the offer to Tokyo bookers for a month.

    Why it works

    On storage bookings in Japanese cities, offer "send your bags to your next hotel instead" with price and arrival time, and in the confirmation email for multi-day trips. Track take-up and revenue per traveler.

    Cross-selling to existing bookers costs nothing in acquisition and raises revenue per trip.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Confusing two products

      Show delivery only when the trip continues to another city.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteLuggage delivery in Japan: "Travel light from ¥2,090"; Tokyo Station to Osaka Station "Booked 579 times, rated 4.8/5", delivery in 26 hours; use cases such as rail pass trips and ryokan to city hotel; ¥1,000,000 protection.Source
    • Your websiteSitemaps (October 22, 2026): bounce.com lists 4,986 URLs: 3,547 store pages (173 for London, against 605 London spots), 1,242 city and area pages (57 London areas such as King's Cross and Waterloo), 148 blog posts including new comparison posts against Radical Storage, LuggageHero, Stasher and Stow Your Bags, 16 luggage delivery pages and 10 partnership pages. Language subdomains carry store pages only for their home country: es.bounce.com has 299 (all in Spain), ja 631 (Japan), fr 261, de 82; es.bounce.com/stores/london/... redirects to the English page. The London page's hreflang covers 9 languages, without Portuguese and Russian, which the switcher offers.Source
    • HiringProduct Engineer (Lisbon, posted October 22, 2026): projects across "consumer apps, growth engines, and partner tools", in 1-week cycles on Elixir, React Native/Expo, React and Next.js. Every post describes "35,000+ local businesses across 100+ countries", now "going further, with luggage delivery and our own 24/7 lockers", and the goal that "bounce it" is "the first thing people say when they arrive in a new city".Source
  • 14

    The app is rated 4.92 from 20,926 ratings and gives 10% back in credits. A first booking on the web is the moment to start the habit.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter CRM Lead

    First action

    Show the missed credit on the web confirmation page.

    How to measure it

    Repeat booking rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Calculate credit

      On web bookings.

      Product Engineer 1 week

    2. 2

      Show it

      Confirmation page and email.

      CRM Lead 1 week

    3. 3

      Credit on install

      Linked account.

      Product Engineer 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Trip reminders

      When a new trip is likely.

      CRM Lead ongoing

    5. 5

      Measure

      Repeat rate.

      Data Analyst monthly

    6. 6

      Tune

      Credit size.

      CRM Lead quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Credits
    Owner
    CRM Lead

    Smallest test

    Test the message on one city's web bookings.

    Why it works

    After a web booking, show the credit already earned if they had booked in the app and add it to the account on install; remind them before their next trip.

    App users rebook more, and the credit is already budgeted.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Credit costs margin

      Cap it per account.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage: title "Luggage Storage Near Me - Left Luggage & Lockers"; "Freedom to explore from $6.95 / day"; "32,000 locations worldwide", "Millions of bags stored", "4.9/5 rating" (no review count); "Choose a convenient locker or local shop"; "Book with the app and earn 10% back in Bounce credits"; luggage delivery "Available in Japan and expanding across Europe"; a switcher with 11 languages. The London page shows "26,000+ reviews from Google Maps" and "605 Storage Spots".Source
    • App StoreiOS app "Bounce: Luggage Storage Nearby" rated 4.92 from 20,926 ratings, updated October 22, 2026. The YouTube channel has 347 videos and 363 subscribers.Source
  • 15

    Bounce's customers are on trips, often multi-city. With 35,000+ locations, the next stop probably has Bounce too.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter CRM Lead

    First action

    List the top city-to-city routes from repeat bookings.

    How to measure it

    Second-city bookings

    Now
    –
    Target
    +15%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find routes

      From repeat bookings.

      Data Analyst 1 week

    2. 2

      Write messages

      By route.

      CRM Lead 1 week

    3. 3

      Trigger

      After pick-up.

      Product Engineer 1 week

    4. 4

      Test

      Against no message.

      CRM Lead 1 month

    5. 5

      Measure

      Second-city bookings.

      Data Analyst monthly

    6. 6

      Expand

      More routes.

      CRM Lead quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    CRM Lead

    Smallest test

    Send to Rome pick-ups heading to Florence.

    Why it works

    After pick-up, send one message naming the next likely city (from the booking or common routes) with nearby spots and the app credit balance.

    It turns one booking into a trip-long habit.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Message fatigue

      Send once per trip.

    Evidence

    • HiringProduct Engineer (Lisbon, posted October 22, 2026): projects across "consumer apps, growth engines, and partner tools", in 1-week cycles on Elixir, React Native/Expo, React and Next.js. Every post describes "35,000+ local businesses across 100+ countries", now "going further, with luggage delivery and our own 24/7 lockers", and the goal that "bounce it" is "the first thing people say when they arrive in a new city".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: title "Luggage Storage Near Me - Left Luggage & Lockers"; "Freedom to explore from $6.95 / day"; "32,000 locations worldwide", "Millions of bags stored", "4.9/5 rating" (no review count); "Choose a convenient locker or local shop"; "Book with the app and earn 10% back in Bounce credits"; luggage delivery "Available in Japan and expanding across Europe"; a switcher with 11 languages. The London page shows "26,000+ reviews from Google Maps" and "605 Storage Spots".Source
    • HiringCompany facts in the job posts: Bounce "has served 3M+ users and stored 10M+ bags, and paid over $10M to small business partners", was named the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing travel company in the US in 2024, and raised a Series B (TechCrunch, November 2024) to expand its traveller convenience network, including Japan.Source

Big bets 4

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 16

    Bounce is opening its own 24/7 lockers. Travelers who expected lockers say so in reviews, and station scouts and empty searches will show exactly where unmet demand is.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Chief Product Officer

    First action

    Pick three candidate sites from London data.

    How to measure it

    Locker utilisation

    Now
    –
    Target
    60%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Gather demand

      Scout and search data.

      Data Analyst 1 month

    2. 2

      Pick sites

      Three pilots.

      Chief Product Officer 1 month

    3. 3

      Install

      Lockers.

      Operations Lead 1 quarter

    4. 4

      List

      Same map, own label.

      Product Engineer 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Price

      Test premium levels.

      Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth 1 month

    6. 6

      Decide

      Scale or stop.

      Chief Product Officer 2 quarters

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Locker capital
    Owner
    Chief Product Officer

    Smallest test

    Run one locker bank for a quarter.

    Why it works

    Choose locker sites from scout data and empty-search maps near stations, run them as a premium option on the same map as staffed counters, and price by convenience (24/7, no queue).

    Lockers fill the hours and places shops cannot, and the data decides where they pay back.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Low use

      Start where empty searches are highest.

    Evidence

    • HiringProduct Engineer (Lisbon, posted October 22, 2026): projects across "consumer apps, growth engines, and partner tools", in 1-week cycles on Elixir, React Native/Expo, React and Next.js. Every post describes "35,000+ local businesses across 100+ countries", now "going further, with luggage delivery and our own 24/7 lockers", and the goal that "bounce it" is "the first thing people say when they arrive in a new city".Source
    • HiringBrand Ambassador, London Stations (posted October 8, 2026): four commission-only scouts, two at King's Cross and two at Victoria, because "Travellers drag their bags around London all day because they don't know there's another option". London has "hundreds of locations" and "over 1.1 million bags stored in the city alone". Scouts earn 40% of storage value through a personal QR code that gives travellers 10% off; the illustrative hour is 30 conversations, "5 of them book (about 1 in 6)", average booking three bags. A second language is "a real advantage, especially Spanish, Italian, French, Arabic or Mandarin".Source
    • Customer reviewsReviews shown on bounce.com: "From the app, I was picturing the pieces to be stored in a self service locker, but it wasn't... Not as secure as I was picturing" (homepage); "I was a bit skeptical at first because I expected self-service lockers rather than handing my bags over" (London page); "there were no signs outside the shop. Why?" (Piccadilly Circus store page). The homepage live feed also showed a nonsense one-line review among the latest.Source
  • 17

    The Demand Growth role names AI discovery, and Bounce already publishes structured data for each store and an llms.txt. When a traveler asks an assistant "where can I leave my bags near King's Cross right now", the best answer is a bookable spot.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Senior Product Manager

    First action

    Ask five assistants ten station questions and record the answers.

    How to measure it

    AI-referred bookings

    Now
    –
    Target
    5% of bookings
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Baseline

      Assistant answers today.

      SEO Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Complete data

      Structured data on all pages.

      Product Engineer 1 month

    3. 3

      Live feed

      Locations and availability.

      Product Engineer 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Integrations

      Where available.

      Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth 2 quarters

    5. 5

      Track

      Assistant referrals.

      Data Analyst monthly

    6. 6

      Iterate

      Fix wrong answers.

      SEO Lead monthly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth

    Smallest test

    Fix the data for London stations and recheck assistants.

    Why it works

    Publish a live feed of locations with hours, price, type and availability, keep structured data complete on every page, and pursue booking integrations with assistants and map platforms where they exist. Track referrals from assistants.

    Being the default answer at the moment of need is the new search ranking.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Platforms change fast

      Keep the feed general and reusable.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Product Manager, Demand Growth (Lisbon, posted October 19, 2026): owns an Acquisition Pod "driving how users discover Bounce across SEO, AI discovery, paid marketing, and partnerships" and a Conversion Pod "optimizing the end-to-end booking funnel", from "landing page architecture and geospatial discovery experiences to checkout flows and experimentation frameworks". First-year goals: "Build and scale new acquisition channels" and "Lift relative booking conversion rate by 15%". Works closely with "our Growth leader".Source
    • Your websiteSitemaps (October 22, 2026): bounce.com lists 4,986 URLs: 3,547 store pages (173 for London, against 605 London spots), 1,242 city and area pages (57 London areas such as King's Cross and Waterloo), 148 blog posts including new comparison posts against Radical Storage, LuggageHero, Stasher and Stow Your Bags, 16 luggage delivery pages and 10 partnership pages. Language subdomains carry store pages only for their home country: es.bounce.com has 299 (all in Spain), ja 631 (Japan), fr 261, de 82; es.bounce.com/stores/london/... redirects to the English page. The London page's hreflang covers 9 languages, without Portuguese and Russian, which the switcher offers.Source
    • Your websitellms.txt, the file written for AI assistants: "32,000+ locations", "Pricing: Affordable daily rates starting from 3.90€" (linking to the homepage, which says $6.95), and "Earn 10% commission on every booking" for affiliates. robots.txt says "We're hiring Search Marketers".Source
  • 18

    More than 1,000 hotels partner with Bounce, and the hotels page sells QR signage and kiosks. Check-out is the moment guests need storage, and hotels message guests at check-out already.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Partnerships Manager

    First action

    List the systems the top 50 partner hotels use.

    How to measure it

    Integration bookings

    Now
    –
    Target
    10,000 a month
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Survey systems

      Top partner hotels.

      Partnerships Manager 1 month

    2. 2

      Pick two

      Most common.

      Partnerships Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Build

      Check-out message integration.

      Product Engineer 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Pilot

      Ten hotels.

      Partnerships Manager 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Measure

      Bookings and revenue share.

      Data Analyst monthly

    6. 6

      Scale

      Hotel groups.

      Partnerships Manager 2 quarters

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Engineering and partner time
    Owner
    Partnerships Manager

    Smallest test

    Send a manual check-out message at five partner hotels.

    Why it works

    Build integrations with common hotel messaging and property systems so a check-out message offers Bounce (at the hotel or nearby), with revenue share. Start with groups that already partner.

    Distribution inside hotel systems reaches travelers at the right moment at scale.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Slow hotel IT

      Start with messaging tools hotels already use.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteAffiliate page: partners "offer a 10% discount, earn a 10% commission or a bit of both", aimed at property managers and hosts, cruise lines, attractions, travel agencies, hotels, event organizers, conferences and transport hubs. Partner page for shops: "Extra revenue... paid out at the end of the month", "we suggest space for at least 5 items", but no earnings example. Hotels page: "1000+ hotels worldwide partner with Bounce", QR signage and self-service kiosks.Source
    • Your websitePartnership pages updated August to October 2026: Zipair, Airtrip, Mastercard, Collinson Priority Pass, LoungeKey, Trenitalia, Yamato USA and Trainline.Source
    • HiringCompany facts in the job posts: Bounce "has served 3M+ users and stored 10M+ bags, and paid over $10M to small business partners", was named the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing travel company in the US in 2024, and raised a Series B (TechCrunch, November 2024) to expand its traveller convenience network, including Japan.Source
  • 19

    Bounce has stored 10M+ bags, 1.1 million in London alone, and already publishes index posts such as airport rankings. No one else sees when and where travelers are stuck with luggage.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 3 quarters Growth Lead

    First action

    Pick ten findings from last year's bookings.

    How to measure it

    Referring domains from the report

    Now
    –
    Target
    200
    By
    1 year

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick questions

      Ten findings.

      Growth Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Analyse

      Aggregated bookings.

      Data Analyst 1 month

    3. 3

      Write

      Report and city pages.

      SEO Lead 1 month

    4. 4

      Pitch

      Travel press by city.

      Growth Lead 1 month

    5. 5

      Promote

      Social clips.

      Growth Lead 1 month

    6. 6

      Repeat

      Yearly.

      Growth Lead yearly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Analyst time
    Owner
    Growth Lead

    Smallest test

    Publish one chart on London stations.

    Why it works

    Publish a yearly report: busiest stations and days, bags per traveler by city, event spikes, check-out gaps, with city rankings. Pitch to travel press by city.

    Original data earns press and links and makes Bounce the source on travel logistics.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Privacy

      Aggregate only.

    Evidence

    • HiringCompany facts in the job posts: Bounce "has served 3M+ users and stored 10M+ bags, and paid over $10M to small business partners", was named the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing travel company in the US in 2024, and raised a Series B (TechCrunch, November 2024) to expand its traveller convenience network, including Japan.Source
    • HiringBrand Ambassador, London Stations (posted October 8, 2026): four commission-only scouts, two at King's Cross and two at Victoria, because "Travellers drag their bags around London all day because they don't know there's another option". London has "hundreds of locations" and "over 1.1 million bags stored in the city alone". Scouts earn 40% of storage value through a personal QR code that gives travellers 10% off; the illustrative hour is 30 conversations, "5 of them book (about 1 in 6)", average booking three bags. A second language is "a real advantage, especially Spanish, Italian, French, Arabic or Mandarin".Source
    • Your websiteSitemaps (October 22, 2026): bounce.com lists 4,986 URLs: 3,547 store pages (173 for London, against 605 London spots), 1,242 city and area pages (57 London areas such as King's Cross and Waterloo), 148 blog posts including new comparison posts against Radical Storage, LuggageHero, Stasher and Stow Your Bags, 16 luggage delivery pages and 10 partnership pages. Language subdomains carry store pages only for their home country: es.bounce.com has 299 (all in Spain), ja 631 (Japan), fr 261, de 82; es.bounce.com/stores/london/... redirects to the English page. The London page's hreflang covers 9 languages, without Portuguese and Russian, which the switcher offers.Source

Wildcards 3

Unexpected experiments, each with a cheap way to test it.

  • 20

    Reviews mention storing bags for a Wembley event, and the affiliate page targets event organizers, but the site has no pages for venues; the blog only covers airports near sports arenas.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Performance Marketing Lead

    First action

    List the 30 venues with bag policies and nearby spots.

    How to measure it

    Bookings from venue pages

    Now
    –
    Target
    2,000 a month
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick venues

      Thirty with bag rules.

      SEO Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Build pages

      Template with nearest spots.

      Product Engineer 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Run ads

      Event days only.

      Performance Marketing Lead ongoing

    4. 4

      Pitch organizers

      Affiliate links.

      Partnerships Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Measure

      Bookings by venue.

      Data Analyst monthly

    6. 6

      Expand

      More venues.

      SEO Lead quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Ad budget
    Owner
    Performance Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Build one venue page before a big concert.

    Why it works

    Create venue pages for the 30 biggest venues near Bounce locations (bag rules, nearest spots, walking time), run ads on event days, and offer organizers an affiliate link for ticket emails.

    Venues ban large bags, so event-goers have an urgent need and a fixed time.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Spiky demand

      Check partner capacity before events.

    Evidence

    • Customer reviewsReviews shown on bounce.com: "From the app, I was picturing the pieces to be stored in a self service locker, but it wasn't... Not as secure as I was picturing" (homepage); "I was a bit skeptical at first because I expected self-service lockers rather than handing my bags over" (London page); "there were no signs outside the shop. Why?" (Piccadilly Circus store page). The homepage live feed also showed a nonsense one-line review among the latest.Source
    • Your websiteAffiliate page: partners "offer a 10% discount, earn a 10% commission or a bit of both", aimed at property managers and hosts, cruise lines, attractions, travel agencies, hotels, event organizers, conferences and transport hubs. Partner page for shops: "Extra revenue... paid out at the end of the month", "we suggest space for at least 5 items", but no earnings example. Hotels page: "1000+ hotels worldwide partner with Bounce", QR signage and self-service kiosks.Source
    • Your websiteSitemaps (October 22, 2026): bounce.com lists 4,986 URLs: 3,547 store pages (173 for London, against 605 London spots), 1,242 city and area pages (57 London areas such as King's Cross and Waterloo), 148 blog posts including new comparison posts against Radical Storage, LuggageHero, Stasher and Stow Your Bags, 16 luggage delivery pages and 10 partnership pages. Language subdomains carry store pages only for their home country: es.bounce.com has 299 (all in Spain), ja 631 (Japan), fr 261, de 82; es.bounce.com/stores/london/... redirects to the English page. The London page's hreflang covers 9 languages, without Portuguese and Russian, which the switcher offers.Source
  • 21

    Bounce has paid over $10M to partners, but the shop partner page gives no earnings example. The supply team cold-calls businesses and handles every objection by phone.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Business Development Speciali…

    First action

    Agree the estimate formula.

    How to measure it

    Partner applications

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Set formula

      City price and partner share.

      Business Development Specialist (Supply) 1 week

    2. 2

      Build estimate

      On the partner page.

      Product Engineer 1 week

    3. 3

      Add stories

      Three partners.

      Business Development Specialist (Supply) 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Use in outreach

      Link in emails.

      Global Sales Manager ongoing

    5. 5

      Measure

      Applications and close rate.

      Data Analyst monthly

    6. 6

      Translate

      Main languages.

      SEO Lead 1 month

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Business Development Specialist (Supply)

    Smallest test

    Send the estimate in one week of outreach.

    Why it works

    Add an earnings estimate to the partner page (city, bags a day, typical price and share), with real partner stories, and send it with outreach.

    A number the owner can see makes the call easier and qualifies the lead.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Overpromising

      Show ranges based on real partners.

    Evidence

    • HiringCompany facts in the job posts: Bounce "has served 3M+ users and stored 10M+ bags, and paid over $10M to small business partners", was named the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing travel company in the US in 2024, and raised a Series B (TechCrunch, November 2024) to expand its traveller convenience network, including Japan.Source
    • Your websiteAffiliate page: partners "offer a 10% discount, earn a 10% commission or a bit of both", aimed at property managers and hosts, cruise lines, attractions, travel agencies, hotels, event organizers, conferences and transport hubs. Partner page for shops: "Extra revenue... paid out at the end of the month", "we suggest space for at least 5 items", but no earnings example. Hotels page: "1000+ hotels worldwide partner with Bounce", QR signage and self-service kiosks.Source
    • HiringSupply and partner sales: a Partnerships Sales Intern (posted October 6, 2026) grows "demand growth through our affiliate program", with a target of "100 new producing partners over the six months" ("partners that produce, not partners you simply sign"), working leads "already researched and qualified"; a Market Launcher Sales Intern (posted October 9) will "identify underserved areas, and close supply gaps"; a Business Development Specialist (Supply) signs businesses across the US by cold call and outside sales.Source
  • 22

    Bounce has 347 YouTube videos but 363 subscribers, and active TikTok and Instagram accounts. The videos are content that sits unwatched.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Growth Lead

    First action

    Pick ten videos for top stations.

    How to measure it

    Station page bookings with video

    Now
    –
    Target
    +5%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Audit videos

      Top performers.

      Growth Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Cut clips

      Ten stations.

      Growth Lead 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Post

      TikTok and Instagram.

      Growth Lead weekly

    4. 4

      Embed

      Station pages.

      Product Engineer 1 week

    5. 5

      Measure

      Views and bookings.

      Data Analyst monthly

    6. 6

      Continue

      More cities.

      Growth Lead quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Editing time
    Owner
    Growth Lead

    Smallest test

    Post three clips this month.

    Why it works

    Cut the best videos into short city clips (how to find your spot at major stations), post them on TikTok and Instagram, and embed them on city and station pages.

    Short clips at the decision point help travelers find shops and give social media a steady supply.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Old footage

      Refresh clips for the busiest stations.

    Evidence

    • App StoreiOS app "Bounce: Luggage Storage Nearby" rated 4.92 from 20,926 ratings, updated October 22, 2026. The YouTube channel has 347 videos and 363 subscribers.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: title "Luggage Storage Near Me - Left Luggage & Lockers"; "Freedom to explore from $6.95 / day"; "32,000 locations worldwide", "Millions of bags stored", "4.9/5 rating" (no review count); "Choose a convenient locker or local shop"; "Book with the app and earn 10% back in Bounce credits"; luggage delivery "Available in Japan and expanding across Europe"; a switcher with 11 languages. The London page shows "26,000+ reviews from Google Maps" and "605 Storage Spots".Source
    • Customer reviewsReviews shown on bounce.com: "From the app, I was picturing the pieces to be stored in a self service locker, but it wasn't... Not as secure as I was picturing" (homepage); "I was a bit skeptical at first because I expected self-service lockers rather than handing my bags over" (London page); "there were no signs outside the shop. Why?" (Piccadilly Circus store page). The homepage live feed also showed a nonsense one-line review among the latest.Source

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30/60/90 roadmap

What to focus on in each month, and the ideas that carry it.

  1. Days 1 to 306 ideas

    Store template, staffed or locker labels, one set of numbers, review feed and count, tracked station scouts.

  2. Days 31 to 6012 ideas

    Language store pages, slow templates, the experiment queue, affiliate kits, gap-led supply, partner pages, delivery cross-sell, app credits and next-city messages; venue pages, partner earnings and video clips.

  3. Days 61 to 904 ideas

    Commit to the big bets: demand-placed lockers, AI-assistant bookings, hotel integrations and the yearly report.

The research behind the plan

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Customers

What customers say

Customers value easy drop-off and pick-up with a QR code. The most cited problem: expecting a locker and finding a shop counter.

  • Locations next to stations and sights
  • Hard-to-find shops with no signage
  • In their words: “luggage storage near me”

Market

Competitive landscape

4 competitors compared: Radical Storage, Stasher, LuggageHero and Nannybag.

  • Gap to exploit: Clear storage type and security detail per location
  • Radical Storage: About half Bounce's locations
  • Stasher: 9,900 locations

Hiring signals

Bounce is building a demand machine in Lisbon.

  • Senior Product Manager, Demand Growth: SEO, AI discovery, paid, partnerships and +15% booking conversion. Ideas 1, 3, 7, 9, 17.
  • Product Engineer: Consumer apps, growth engines, partner tools. Ideas 4, 8.
  • Product Designer: Traveler and partner experience, user research. Idea 2.

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