EPISODE 21

How (and Why) a Tech Entrepreneur Built an Off Grid Eco-Hotel: The Story of Safa Farms

In just a moment you‚Äôll meet Navid Safabakhsh, the creator of Safa Farms —  a boutique eco-hotel featuring a collection of cabins outside of Guadalajara, Mexico.

Navid is a serial entrepreneur.

He founded an agency that helped build products for companies like eBay, Comcast, and LinkedIn before founding a company called Placeit which was a design and mockup tool for creatives that he‚Äôd eventually sell to Envato — the leading marketplace for creative assets.

After spending several years building his various businesses, Navid wanted to work on a different kind of project — a project that felt more like play and less like work and somehow conjoined hospitality with sustainability.

Tune in to hear the impressive story of how Navid designed an adventurous farm escape in harmony with the environment and ecosystem around it. 

You can book your stay at Safa Farms here and follow them on Instagram here

Behind the Stays is brought to you by Sponstayneous — a weekly newsletter that brings you the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb.  You can subscribe, for free, here

In just a moment you‚Äôll meet Navid Safabakhsh, the creator of Safa Farms —  a boutique eco-hotel featuring a collection of cabins outside of Guadalajara, Mexico.

Navid is a serial entrepreneur.

He founded an agency that helped build products for companies like eBay, Comcast, and LinkedIn before founding a company called Placeit which was a design and mockup tool for creatives that he‚Äôd eventually sell to Envato — the leading marketplace for creative assets.

After spending several years building his various businesses, Navid wanted to work on a different kind of project — a project that felt more like play and less like work and somehow conjoined hospitality with sustainability.

Tune in to hear the impressive story of how Navid designed an adventurous farm escape in harmony with the environment and ecosystem around it. 

You can book your stay at Safa Farms here and follow them on Instagram here

Behind the Stays is brought to you by Sponstayneous — a weekly newsletter that brings you the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb.  You can subscribe, for free, here

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