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Airbnb S-1 (Part 1): So How Profitable Is This Thing Really?

View from Seed

Airbnb’s bookings have rebounded to roughly 70-80% of what they were in 2019 pre-COVID whereas global hotel companies like Marriott and Hilton are operating at roughly 35-40% of where they were in fall 2019. But even with this profitable Q3, on a trailing twelve months (TTM) basis Airbnb has a GAAP net loss of >$1 billion.

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Critical Tips to Developing an Effective Marketing Strategy for Startups in “Boring” Industries

ReadWriteStart

A lot of work goes into starting a business, developing and launching products, and running the day-to-day operations, so marketing often gets put on the back burner. Check out these critical tips for developing an effective marketing strategy for startups in boring industries. Choose your Market Audience. Choose a Brand Name.

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China and America want the AI Prize Title: Who will Throw the Knockout Punch?

ReadWriteStart

As we enter further into the digitized era because of AI , the development of the underlying technology will become vital to advancement. Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent — the Chinese equivalents to Google, Amazon, and Facebook — have, themselves, developing AI tech, but they’re also funding more than half of the country’s main AI players.

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Top 15 ESG Startups to Watch in 2024

The Startup Magazine

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concepts have been developing since the advocation of equal rights by the working men parties in the 1830s, and pollution control in the mid-1850s — when Chicago pragmatically built the first US sewage system to improve water supply. trillion problem, and also a cost on the environment.

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Why You Need the Right Sustainability Reporting Software for Your Company

The Startup Magazine

From Europe to Asia-Pacific and the Americas, sustainability reporting is the new denominator for businesses and project operations. The process starts with a comprehensive review of a company’s processes and operations to identify key opportunities and risks. The report should follow the actions in your company!

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Visit to Case Foundation and Startup America

David Teten

On February 16, I visited Washington, DC, where I attended an HBS Club of DC lunch on the Case Foundation and Startup America. One of those partnerships is with Startup America , who was also featured at the lunch. We’ve set up teams in a cross-functional way so that marketers, developers, etc. Startup America is an example.

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Technology, Innovation, and Great Power Competition – Class 7 – Space

Steve Blank

In class six we discussed unmanned systems and autonomy and how the advent of these weapons will change operational concepts and the face of war. Greg Autry & Steve Kwast, “ America is Losing the Second Space Race to China ” Foreign Policy, Aug. America’s Space Forces. Describe America’s space assets and the role of the U.S.