ResearchHow Airbnb makes its money
The San Francisco Chronicle did an interesting analysis recently of Airbnb listings in San Francisco in an attempt to see if Airbnb’s narrative about who its hosts are is true. Airbnb… Read more »
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The San Francisco Chronicle did an interesting analysis recently of Airbnb listings in San Francisco in an attempt to see if Airbnb’s narrative about who its hosts are is true. Airbnb… Read more »
Airbnb has been fined €30,000 ($41,000) by the Catalonian authorities in Spain, who say the short-term rental marketplace has been illegally making money off properties that aren’t registered for tourist usage… Read more »
Search seems like second nature to us now, but how do you program search to find what’s exactly right for you? Airbnb is chasing that goal now with its experiments on… Read more »
Acquiring customers in the digital era is like creating a mosaic: To achieve a beautiful outcome, companies need to find the right blend of tactics. Read more »
The amount of data that Airbnb has about users and their accommodation preferences has grown to the point where the company believes it can start recommending trips to them before they… Read more »
On this week’s podcast we talk infrastructure — and what next-gen startups will need to fuel their grand plans. All of which is on the agenda for Structure 2014 next week. Read more »
Airbnb has often been thought of as a platform for users to find a room or apartment with local flavor for their next vacation, but onstage Tuesday at Street Fight Summit… Read more »
As part of the deal to transfer the mantle of Y Combinator President, Paul Graham and his successor Sam Altman agreed that the position would be monitored by a nine-person Board… Read more »
From car sharing to ride sharing, significant investments and the proliferation of smartphones are now betting on the transformation of how we get around. Read more »
Airbnb finally agreed to turn its customer records over to the state of New York as part of a compromise that will likely keep many of the records anonymous. Read more »