Would they hire the right candidate if he did not want to relocate to SF?
On the other hand, I wonder if they will interview someone wanting to relocate to SF from out of state.
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#12Perhaps a small datapoint suggesting an economic recovery?
The way that I understand Airbnb's business is that they're providing an "inferior good" at least when compared to a hotel room (this is not a slight on their business). Inferior goods usually do well in poor economies (if I remember correctly, Hormel was doing really well with Spam just after the recession hit). So the fact that Airbnb is doing well probably may not be indicative of a positive trend for the economy.…
My guess is that people go to AirBnB for the experience of meeting people, staying in an authentic locale, etc. It seems like a new disruptive product (which would also make it "inferior" to standard hotels).
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#14Would they hire the right candidate if he did not want to relocate to SF?
On the other hand, I wonder if they will interview someone wanting to relocate to SF from out of state.
We will absolutely interview you from out of state if you're willing to relocate. About 1/2 of Airbnb employees moved to SF for the job.
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#15Would they hire the right candidate if he did not want to relocate to SF?
Customer Service Jobs can be offsite. Everything else is onsite in SF.
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#16The Airbnb team is a talented group of engineers and designers. I had the opportunity to stay with them during Startup School last October and observe their work environment over the course of a few days. These guys are focused on their product and determined, good luck on the hiring! //from Texas
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#17Heh. When I first read "SEM Specialist", my first thought was "why does Airbnb want to hire someone who knows Scanning Electron Microscopy"?
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
They also were funded by Sequoia Capital last year. http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2009/10/25/sequoia-capit...
Out of curiosity, why do they only list YC in their quick facts (bottom left of page)?
We scaled a rate that took us all by surprise. Obviously, some things are less important than others and we had to prioritize. We're getting around to updating the peripheral pages soon.
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#20I always knew this was a good idea. This just shows it. and Couch surfing sort of backed it up. Im glad to see that this is really taking off. Maybe hotels could start charging less. I imagine they could be seeing a extremely small decline in their revenue.