Comments on: What Every Startup Can Learn From AirBnB

By: The P2P Evolution | User Manual Guide

The P2P Evolution | User Manual Guide — Mon, 02 May 2011 00:41:13 +0000

[...] the founders to earn a little extra scratch during a convention when tight hotel supply provided an opportunity to rent out air mattresses in their apartment, with the added touch of breakfast. The result today [...]

By: Are You Ready for the New Peer-to-Peer Economy?: Tech News and Analysis «

Are You Ready for the New Peer-to-Peer Economy?: Tech News and Analysis « — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 01:00:31 +0000

[...] Just look at AirBnB, a perfect example of a peer-to-peer economy company. It offers a platform for folks to rent rooms (or villas) from other folks. The company takes a piece of the action for making the connection between the buyer and seller — who more often than not, are individuals. Typically, this would be an economic transaction between a traveller and an hotelier. Several other iterations of this basic idea have emerged; for instance, OneFineStay is doing peer-to-peer vacation rentals. RelayRides is another startup that allows you to share cars. [...]

By: OneFineStay Gets $3.7M For Posh Peer-to-Peer Vacations: Tech News and Analysis «

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:01:29 +0000

[...] In many ways that approach of edited mediation between owners and travelers makes it the conceptual opposite of the aforementioned AirBnB, the scrappy Y Combinator company that matches the two groups directly (Om wrote recently about what other startups can learn from its approach). [...]

By: How AirBnB Uses Video to Boost Bookings: Online Video News «

How AirBnB Uses Video to Boost Bookings: Online Video News « — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:15:24 +0000

[...] years of bootstrapping, AirBnB has finally reached critical mass with listings in more than 9,000 cities and 170 countries. The company raised a $7.2 million round [...]

By: Airbnb Hits 1 Million Nights Booked As European Clone Emerges | Bitmag

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:06:13 +0000

[...] We’re quite big fans of Airbnb, the “community marketplace for space” here at TechCrunch, and we’re far from the only ones. [...]

By: Nicole Solis

Nicole Solis — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:08:05 +0000

Thanks for point that out, Sylvie. It actually should be “9,000 cities in 170 countries.” I made the correction.

By: Ric

Ric — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:59:09 +0000

I would think the name AIRBED-N-B would have more resonance with people than the ones mentioned here. I have a start up with a name that has some issues so I hope AIRBNB finds a brand identity that works for them. Great story!

By: JagFirerwalker

JagFirerwalker — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 18:25:56 +0000

This is really a great interview, and a new bookmark at the same time. Actually, I’m running into a problem their just solved. I’m going to London in 2 weeks time and having waited till the last moment to look for Hotels showed me that I would need to spend, at least, £300 a night, with AirBnB I can go and only spend £30-50 a night.

Great Great Great find

By: Sylvie

Sylvie — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:27:45 +0000

“… which lists rooms from 9,000 cities in 175 cities”

Reads as an error. Do you mean 9,000 rooms in 175 cities?

By: AK

AK — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:23:43 +0000

Agreed. What about just AirnB? I would make you think about R&B music.