When we acquired TravelByDrone back in early 2015 we were convinced that in addition to already being a successful content aggregator it would become THE drone pilot network. The sky was the limit (to use a terrible cliche related to this industry), and we knew there were at least 3-4 forms of monetization improvements to be made. We typically use the phrase ‘Pilot Network’ as a loose catch-all term referring to platforms that are attempting to be the link between pilots (AKA supply), and customers (AKA demand). I was wrong — turns out pilot networks are a challenging model AND the market is now flooded. [Read more…]