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Ashton Kutcher Joins the Airbnb Team

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Re: Ashton Kutcher Joins the Airbnb Team

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Post by guynamedloren »

[deleted] wrote: post #22

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Really? Have you even looked at what Airbnb has to offer?

http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/20478

http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/62627

http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/21031

http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/55179

The list goes on and on. I'm willing to bet Kutcher would rather stay at a beautiful private mansion than a tourist-filled resort or hotel. Who else is going to spend $5000/night to stay at places like this other than the super rich?

Re: Ashton Kutcher Joins the Airbnb Team

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Post by numair »

Some of the comments here on HN about this are quite amusing, especially since many of the people who poo-poo Ashton's involvement in tech have no issues with a normal VC investment in a company. How is Ashton any more annoying than the concept of some random dude thinking he knows whether or not your idea will fly, simply because he was entrusted with tens (if not hundreds, or even thousands!) of millions dollars' worth of capital from pensions, wealthy people, and others? He's just another guy with money, no different from any of the rest -- except he has massive visibility, and his public image means he is less likely to pull some of the inane shit I've seen many "respected" Valley investors pull on my friends (which, by the way, never gets called out, as they are the ones who are the "sources" leaking things to scoop-hungry newspapers and blogs).

I know the drama kids didn't sit with the computer club kids at the high school lunch table, but really... guys, stop being a bunch of haters.

Re: Ashton Kutcher Joins the Airbnb Team

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Post by psykotic »

guynamedloren wrote: post #31
[deleted] wrote: post #22

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Really? Have you even looked at what Airbnb has to offer? http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/20478 http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/62627 http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/21031 http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/55179 The list goes on and on. I'm willing to bet Kutcher would rather stay at a beautiful private mansion than a tourist-filled resort or hotel. Who else is going to spend $5000/night to stay at places like this other than the supe…

I didn't see the contents of the comment you replied to before it was deleted. But anyway, I just wanted to note that there are plenty of hotel chains that rent out luxury villas in that quality and price range, although maybe not quite that size. As a random example I just checked out Banyan Tree's Koh Samui villas: http://www.banyantree.com/en/samui/villas/. The higher-end villas listed there would run over $3500 per night a few weeks from now, in June, which is nowhere near the Thai tourist season.

Re: Ashton Kutcher Joins the Airbnb Team

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Post by rhygar »

guynamedloren wrote: post #31
[deleted] wrote: post #22

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Really? Have you even looked at what Airbnb has to offer? http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/20478 http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/62627 http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/21031 http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/55179 The list goes on and on. I'm willing to bet Kutcher would rather stay at a beautiful private mansion than a tourist-filled resort or hotel. Who else is going to spend $5000/night to stay at places like this other than the supe…

Meh. Are these for show, or do people actually book them?

http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/20478 (0 reviews, N/A response rate) http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/62627 (0 reviews, N/A response rate) http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/21031 (apparently the only customer has been AirBnb itself) http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/55179 (0 reviews, N/A response rate)

Re: Ashton Kutcher Joins the Airbnb Team

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Post by guynamedloren »

rhygar wrote: post #35
guynamedloren wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Really? Have you even looked at what Airbnb has to offer? http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/20478 http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/62627 http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/21031 http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/55179 The list goes on and on. I'm willing to bet Kutcher would rather stay at a beautiful private mansion than a tourist-filled resort or hotel. Who else is going to spend $5000/night to stay at places like this other than the supe…

Meh. Are these for show, or do people actually book them? http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/20478 (0 reviews, N/A response rate) http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/62627 (0 reviews, N/A response rate) http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/21031 (apparently the only customer has been AirBnb itself) http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/55179 (0 reviews, N/A response rate)

I think its just a matter of time. Airbnb is working on establishing itself as a major player in the travel industry, and they're not quite at the luxury villa stage yet. I imagine it takes a lot to win over the demographic who can afford these places, but you gotta start somewhere, right?

Re: Ashton Kutcher Joins the Airbnb Team

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Post by mkramlich »

I'm calling it now: within a year there'll be a romantic comedy movie out called Airbnb (or equiv), starring Ashton, and involving, well, you can guess. Not only will it make for a great gimmick to hang that kind of movie around, but it would be massive "free" advertising for the company's service.

This and his Twitter following are the obvious, most likely wins for Airbnb.

Re: Ashton Kutcher Joins the Airbnb Team

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Post by bambax »

I guess it's good news if it means less movies starring him... Did you see Killers? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1103153/ I did, and I'm sorry.

There was a great piece about Ashton and Demi by Fake Steeve Jobs; here it is: http://www.fakesteve.net/2009/10/i-just-had-weirdest-meeting...

That said I'm sure he's a really nice guy and all; but why would startups need celebrities? Having actors endorse your products in ads is one thing; having them hang around in the office is another... Isn't that a little distracting?

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