Subject: Airbnb (2011)

Re:Subject: Airbnb (2011) by deleted_account on Monday September 17, 2018 @11:56AM (#18007096)

This pg quote has an r/LateStageCapitalism vibe to me: "They just arrived back from NYC, and when I asked them what was the most significant thing they'd observed, it was how many of their users actually needed to do these rentals to pay their rents."

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Re:Subject: Airbnb (2011) by quadrige on Monday September 17, 2018 @12:35PM (#18007429)

Yes, and then a casual "there's a lot to like"...

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Re:Subject: Airbnb (2011) by gcb0 on Monday September 17, 2018 @03:25PM (#18009134)

For me it was how PG pushed the investor with the "they WILL get hotels" line. Expected more data and less gut feeling from Ycombinator.

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Re:Subject: Airbnb (2011) by jonny_eh on Monday September 17, 2018 @07:07PM (#18010892)

I dunno, PG's always had a great gut instinct about startups. That's why people love his posts.

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