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

View from Seed

Since inception this lodging marketplace (note 1) has enabled 825 million guest stays in over 200 countries with a cumulative booking value of more than $110 billion. Again looking at 2019 to make a pre-COVID assessment about any of these businesses and looking specifically at operating income (aka pretax) margins: Airbnb -10%.

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5 Financial Concepts Every Startup Founder Should Know

The Startup Magazine

When a company acquires another business, they often pay a lot more than the book value of the company. That’s because the parties that acquire companies look at more than cash value; they look at other less tangible characteristics that make a company worth money. By Venkat Ramasamy, COO, FileCloud.

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Financial Planning For A Recession

YoungUpstarts

Keeping cash flowing out of the business is easy, of course, but make sure that you have plans in place to continue supplying the cash flow you need to maintain operations. Cash is king in a recession, and you need to know that your cash flows will not be interrupted. Prepare Financing Options. Indicators of Recession.