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This is like saying no American ever takes a risk because there is unemployment benefits, free healthcare clinics, and homeless shelters. In Jason's case, remember, shit did hit th…

Great post! I came from consulting into start-up world also (although I'm non-technical) and while you definitely have to re-learn many things to adjust to building a company, ther…

Kayak is a great company and this is a fascinating time to be in travel search. Go for it! A first job under Paul English (even a few layers beneath him) is a big win and Kayak's e…

While your thesis may be correct, some of your assumptions are a bit off: 1) Bing has stopped investing in travel tech, they now use Kayak for search. So do we still believe in the…

Exactly.

Yes and No. I want to agree with you (and I think the hype is usually way more than the actual change), but Southwest is almost 40 years old and they've never made an acquisition o…

True, but if you analyze Southwest's network, it's way more hub and spoke than most people think. They are the largest carrier at many of their top airports, and a high percentage …

Very true, although most companies that have corporate contracts do so for multiple major airlines, so there still is choice. Also, corporate contracts have much more influence for…

Yes and no. Price is relative to demand. If the plane fills up ahead of expected, demand is assumed to be higher and prices will go up. If the plane is more empty than predicted, f…

4 hours out, airlines notify users of ~4% of flights that will eventually be delayed 1+ hours. FlightCaster right now captures 40% of those flights 4 hours out (and growing as the …