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All good points. I just don't think a merchant model would've worked in anywhere but the US. The market is just too fragmented elsewhere (especially Asia & Europe).

Fair. However, nothing stopped them from testing a hybrid (agency/merchant) as the agency model made way more sense to consolidate international hotel inventory as it is way more f…

This is the guy who made a huge tactical mistake when Booking.com was challenging Expedia by choosing to stick to merchant model (i.e., buying inventory) as Booking went for the ag…

Japan needs one of these!

The events at Mt. Gox the past few weeks (and months!) clearly show Bitcoins have a long way to go before gaining the mainstream's trust. Do you even think they ever will?

Hello everyone, Do you know any VCs or growth funds based in HK apart from Sequoia and Horizons Ventures? Thanks!

Thanks! Very helpful.

Hi everyone, What do you call this kind of front-end designing? http://www.polygon.com/a/xbox-one-review# https://www.apple.com/30-years/ (where scrolling unveils the content/photo…