Not even Airbnb can turn a profit

Re:Not even Airbnb can turn a profit by kick on Thursday October 17, 2019 @06:13PM (#21286830)

What expense does AirBNB even have that'd make a dent in their revenue? I'm at a loss.

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Re:Not even Airbnb can turn a profit by monitorman on Thursday October 17, 2019 @06:16PM (#21286843)

If you clicked the article, you would see that it is in the first few paragraphs in bold: marketing and sales. Pretty much what most growth companies have to spend on in the earlier stages.

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Re:Not even Airbnb can turn a profit by jacquesm on Thursday October 17, 2019 @06:16PM (#21286848)

AirBnB is well out of their 'earlier stages'.

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Re:Not even Airbnb can turn a profit by kick on Thursday October 17, 2019 @06:51PM (#21287084)

I did click (and more importantly, read) the article, but found it vague. I was hoping for something that wasn't surface-level, unlike your comment.

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Re:Not even Airbnb can turn a profit by jacquesm on Thursday October 17, 2019 @06:16PM (#21286845)

Marketing.

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