Social networks and online marketplace providers have become digital dictators with complete control over their territories.
Thatch using $3M round to put travel creators on the map
The mobile app provides tools for travel creators to build their own travel-based businesses in order to curate, share and soon sell interactive travel guides and planning services.
コロナ禍を経て業績が回復基調のAirbnbが、先行きを楽観視できない理由
コロナ禍で冷え込んだ旅行需要が、新型コロナウイルスのワクチン接種が進んだ欧米で2021年夏になって回復基調を見せている。この傾向は民泊プラットフォーム最大手であるAirbnbの業績回復にも明らかだが、新型コロナウイルスのデルタ株の流行に伴って先行きに再び暗雲が垂れ込めている。
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Airbnb to allow anyone, not only current hosts, to sign up to house Afghan refugees
Airbnb announced on Thursday it will allow anyone with available space to sign up to provide housing for Afghan refugees. The new initiative aims to build upon Airbnb’s initial commitment to provide free temporary housing for 20,000 Afghan refugees. The company says existing Airbnb hosts and anyone else can sign up to provide free or […]
Airbnb to provide free temporary housing for 20,000 Afghan refugees
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said on Tuesday the company plans to offer free temporary housing to 20,000 Afghan refugees around the world amid the Taliban’s rise to power in Afghanistan. Chesky said the company will cover the costs for the housing, using funds from contributions to its nonprofit Airbnb.org and a specific Refugee Fund established […]
Bird shows improving scooter economics, long march to profitability
Newly reported financial data from Bird, an American scooter sharing service, shows a company with an improving economic model, and a multi-year path to profitability. However, that path is fraught.
Growth tactics that will jump-start your customer base
Brand-building is no longer a one-hit game, but an exercise in repetition: It may take four or five times for a user to see your startup’s name or logo to recognize, remember or Google it.
Growth tactics that will jump-start your customer base
Brand-building is no longer a one-hit game, but an exercise in repetition: It may take four or five times for a user to see your startup’s name or logo to recognize, remember or Google it.
Airbnb, DoorDash report earnings as COVID threatens to slow the IRL economy (again)
Both companies were heavily impacted by the onset of COVID-19: Airbnb saw its revenues collapse in 2020, while DoorDash managed a simply incredible 2020 as folks stayed home and ordered in.
Regulations can define the best places to build and invest
If we look at the way the regulatory fabric is being stitched, there are a number of areas that will provide outsized returns. Three stand out in particular.