Airbnb (YC W09) Grew 800% in 2010
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Airbnb (YC W09) Grew 800% in 2010
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Re: Airbnb (YC W09) Grew 800% in 2010
#2Just wondering, how many people here have used Airbnb? I would think a large number of HN people would use it.
Re: Airbnb (YC W09) Grew 800% in 2010
#3Just wondering, how many people here have used Airbnb? I would think a large number of HN people would use it.
I'd think it's pretty high as well.
Personally, I can't see the appeal apart from price. I'd take a hotel every time.
Am I the only one worried about rape/murder/theft with something like this as well? Maybe I am :/
Re: Airbnb (YC W09) Grew 800% in 2010
#4Just wondering, how many people here have used Airbnb? I would think a large number of HN people would use it.
I'd think it's pretty high as well. Personally, I can't see the appeal apart from price. I'd take a hotel every time. Am I the only one worried about rape/murder/theft with something like this as well? Maybe I am :/
I agree with the above but on the other hand, if I was searching for places to stay in a city and found out that an old friend of mine was on Airbnb for that city, I would jump at the chance. I haven't used Airbnb but I would really push an initiative to feature friends on the site via FB connect.
Re: Airbnb (YC W09) Grew 800% in 2010
#5Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'd think it's pretty high as well. Personally, I can't see the appeal apart from price. I'd take a hotel every time. Am I the only one worried about rape/murder/theft with something like this as well? Maybe I am :/
I agree with the above but on the other hand, if I was searching for places to stay in a city and found out that an old friend of mine was on Airbnb for that city, I would jump at the chance. I haven't used Airbnb but I would really push an initiative to feature friends on the site via FB connect.
Friends don't generally charge each other money to stay at their place though, right?
Or maybe that's a difference between close friends and acquaintances--and many people have a lot of acquaintances for Facebook friends, so I can see it working out.
Re: Airbnb (YC W09) Grew 800% in 2010
#6Just wondering, how many people here have used Airbnb? I would think a large number of HN people would use it.
I'd think it's pretty high as well. Personally, I can't see the appeal apart from price. I'd take a hotel every time. Am I the only one worried about rape/murder/theft with something like this as well? Maybe I am :/
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Re: Airbnb (YC W09) Grew 800% in 2010
#7Back of the envelope calculation: 800k nights booked * $100/night * their 10% cut = $8M in revenue last year. Impressive.
Re: Airbnb (YC W09) Grew 800% in 2010
#8Back of the envelope calculation: 800k nights booked * $100/night * their 10% cut = $8M in revenue last year. Impressive.
That's an extremely unlikely average price. Most likely you are looking at less than half that.
Re: Airbnb (YC W09) Grew 800% in 2010
#9Just wondering, how many people here have used Airbnb? I would think a large number of HN people would use it.
I've tried multiple times. There's yet to be an acceptable place where/when I'm going.
Re: Airbnb (YC W09) Grew 800% in 2010
#10Just wondering, how many people here have used Airbnb? I would think a large number of HN people would use it.
I'd think it's pretty high as well. Personally, I can't see the appeal apart from price. I'd take a hotel every time. Am I the only one worried about rape/murder/theft with something like this as well? Maybe I am :/
I don't mean to be snarky but how is rape/murder/theft threat different than your daily life? Someone is going to go overboard and sucker people vs randomly kidnap someone at a Wendys?