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Here's what Airbnb's co-founder had to say about OYO before the deal was announced
Both companies are looking at opportunities to collaborate on a range of projects, including mak…
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'We have not decided if we will go public in 2019': Airbnb cofounder hints at IPO timing
Wall Street has been waiting for the initial public offering from one of the hottest startups f…
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Y Combinator's cofounder got flamed for using Airbnb's founders as an example of why you don't have to be 'rich kids' to create a tech unicorn
Four years later, Airbnb was in 89 countries, had hit 1 million nights booked on the platform, and …
Mary Hanbury
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Airbnb refunded $1 billion in bookings and lost 80% of business this year, but its founders say the coronavirus crisis 'was just the beginning,' as the company files to go public
Airbnb filed to go public Monday, and its founders said the pandemic will not be the end of the fir…
Katie Canales
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How 3 guys turned renting an air mattress in their apartment into a $25 billion company
After their first guests, Airbnb's founders realized they were on to something bigger than a stopga…
Biz Carson
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The first-ever investor pitch deck for $31 billion startup Airbnb, which has raised over $3 billion and is nearing an IPO
It stumbled throughout its first year before exploding. Now, it has raised more than $3 billion at …
Alyson Shontell
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What a $20 billion startup looks like when it's just starting out, and everyone thinks the idea is stupid: Here's Airbnb's first-ever pitch deck
The founders shared their first pitch deck with an MBA student, back when it wanted to be an air ma…
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Three Young Men Are About To Become Billionaires
Once that fundraise is complete, each founder will be worth a little more than $1.5 billion, Forbes…
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eBay Wishes It Could Buy Airbnb But Can't Afford The Startup's $2.5 Billion Price Tag
Donahoe said he'd love to buy Airbnb but at a $2.5 billion valuation, it's too expensive. He also s…
Alyson Shontell
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This chart shows exactly how insane Airbnb's growth has been over the past 5 years
But now a new report by Airbnb shows just how insane the growth since 2010 has actually been. In th…
Nathan McAlone
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This Is $10 Billion-Dollar Airbnb's First-Ever Pitch Deck
But things weren't always easy for the company. Airbnb stumbled throughout its first year and was r…
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Airbnb's top product guy has a PhD in bioengineering - now he's making travel dreams come true
Playing matchmaker is a difficult challenge in an industry where people might be traveling for…
Biz Carson
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SPOTTED: Justin Bieber With His 'Homies' In An Airbnb Mansion
Justin Bieber and two "homies," Tracksby founder Mazy Kazerooni and recording artist Brandon "Bei M…
Alyson Shontell
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How A Box Of Cereal And Acting Like A Cockroach Helped Airbnb Become A Billion-Dollar Business
When they ran out of credit cards, the founders needed a new idea. It was during the McCain-Obama e…
Alyson Shontell
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Here are all the tech leaders that just endorsed Hillary Clinton for president
It's not just that Republican presumptive candidate Donald Trump is deeply unpopular in the Bay Are…
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This is the one quality every startup founder needs
"I've seen him get his entire company laughing and crying within five minutes," Jordan said. "Ben S…
Avery Hartmans
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WINNING Y COMBINATOR: Read the successful applications that hot startups used to win a spot in the accelerator that launched Airbnb and Dropbox
The admissions process at Y Combinator is notoriously selective: Roughly 1.6% of the companies that…
Shana Lebowitz
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Airbnb was rejected by seven investors who could have had 10 percent of the company for $150,000 in 2008
Five of the seven investors passed on funding Airbnb while two simply never bothered to reply. The …
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Airbnb is looking at ways of increasing the amount of interaction between hosts and guests
"But connecting with real people having a good time, that's something not currently available in th…
Sam Shead
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Who you found a business with is more important than having a good idea, says Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky
Brian Chesky offered aspiring entrepreneurs a word of advice: Favor who you do it with over the ide…