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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Fun Tidbit 1: Europe and North America are of similar importance in terms of revenue (40% EMEA / 41% N. America in 2019) though in terms of nights booked Europe was 43% and N. America was only 29% –> so per booking North America generates roughly 50% higher revenue than Europe.

North America 401

North America IPO Prospectus Europe 401

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Interestingly, MBA-founded unicorns in Asia, India, and Europe appear to command proportionally higher valuations and funding than those in the U.S. Europe: Global Fashion Group (HBS, INSEAD, Wharton, Booth, IIM Calcutta), Delivery Hero (Vienna University), BlaBlaCar (INSEAD), Funding Circle (Stanford GSB).

Programming 120

Programming St. Louis Cofounder India 120

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JUNE 21, 2022

Nuw team members across the US and Europe, Nuw normalised as the place for your wardrobe to get a second life. AB: Same old, same old: Daily sharing of memes on Slack, obsession over KPIs, little celebratory dance everytime an item is exchanged and given a new home, and strong female energy building Nuw. .

Ireland 156

Ireland Europe Early Stage Founder 156

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AUGUST 30, 2016

I inquired about why the building was so “hidden,” as this was surprising to me, but the answer made sense: A few months prior, a Facebook user in Europe had flown to Dublin, arrived at the office, and demanded that he be given access to his ex-girlfriend’s account because she had cut him off after the two broke up.

Social Media 185

Social Media B2B North America Media 185

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JANUARY 11, 2017

I was an early employee at PayPal and back in the 2000-2001 timeframe, and we ended up taking a fairly significant amount of strategic investment (tens of millions of $) from various banks in the US, Europe, and Asia.

Strategic Investors 120

Strategic Investors Post-Money Valuation Seed Stage Cofounder 120