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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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How One Startup Combines Boston’s B2B Sense with the Valley’s Social Media Style

View from Seed

Incepted in 2012, Alignable’s platform hit the market in 2014, and since then, we’ve seen hundreds of thousands of business owners in North America join. A few stats to consider on the market opportunity in North America alone: 28 million SMBs in North America, with roughly 60 million employees.

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30 Entrepreneurs Forecast Where Their Business Will Be In Five Years

Hearpreneur

12- Will operate on automation and artificial intelligence. So, there are very high chances my business will operate on automation and artificial intelligence after 5 years. 17- The foremost food sustainability consultancy in North America. Thanks to Brian Campbell, WaterFilterGuru ! #12- Photo Credit: Steve Anderson.

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Heartfelt Leadership: The Pandemic Has Revealed The Truth About Your Heart

YoungUpstarts

by Deb Boelkes, author of “ Heartfelt Leadership: How to Capture the Top Spot and Keep on Soaring “ A couple months ago, a crisis hit the world — one that changed almost everything about how companies operate. Deb has delighted and inspired over 1,000 audiences across North America. They build a culture of love.

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29 Entrepreneurs Reveal the Pivots They’re Making in Their Business as a Result of Pandemic

Hearpreneur

Some businesses have had to change structures and make operational changes to thrive and survive. Especially during challenging times, retention is significantly more crucial than acquisition. COVID-19 pandemic disruptions have impacted businesses in different ways. Thanks to Gavin Johnson, Evking ! #3- 3- Caring for the team.

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The Power Of Play In Business Culture

Duct Tape Marketing

Laughs and playfulness will connect your team and help strengthen bonds and relationships amongst them, which then will help solve issues that can be found in unhappy employees such as retention, engagement, physical and mental health problems, or lack of innovation and creativity. Our Michigan operations weren't shut down quite as badly.

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Successful Remote Work Through Asynchronous Management

Duct Tape Marketing

Remote companies that prioritize asynchronous management operate without constant real-time communication, focusing on outcomes rather than micromanagement. Every year inbound brings together leaders across business, sales, marketing, customer success, operations, and more. That's right. John Jantsch (15:00): All right.