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

View from Seed

Airbnb’s availability as a marketplace and its aggregation of substantial consumer demand has actually meant certain forms of lodging have been newly built or converted into rooms for the primary purpose of listing on Airbnb. Expedia 8%. Booking Holdings 35%. Hilton 17%. Marriott 9%.

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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

Both Sides of the Table

Europe is roughly the same as the US. And global. Content goes global (of Maker Studios 4.4 You need to roll up videos into aggregated channels, “networks,” that are 30% of your views in the long-run. Many of the online video companies started by aggregating content from other people. Time independent.

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How To Disrupt The Investing Business, With Katina Stefanova (Ex-Bridgewater Management Committee)

David Teten

Technology innovation, globalization of markets, and recent market volatility such as the 2008 market collapse are driving painful changes (for some) in the asset management industry. An aging population entering retirement in the US and Europe desires predictable income from their nest egg. However, this is about to change.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

billion in 2007, as investors worldwide tightened their belts in the wake of the global financial crisis. real GDP growth for Israel in 2010 in the absence of extraordinary developments, and Fischer has said the economy may grow more than that if the global recovery accelerates. Foreign direct investment in Israel reached $3.8

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[Singapore] Hotel Reservation Services Opens Regional HQ

YoungUpstarts

Cologne, Germany-based Hotel Reservation Service (HRS) , the leading hotel portal in Europe for business and private travelers, late last month announced its official expansion in the Asia Pacific with the opening of its regional headquarters in Singapore. “It’s not just about having good technology, which we also have.

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Innovate Israel Conference Brings 28 Israeli startups to London

VC Cafe

There hasn’t been such a full list of Israeli startups coming to Europe since Barcelona’s World Mobile Congress. The UK is Israel’s second largest export market following the US, but Israeli startups often ‘forget Europe’ when it comes to Internationalizing their product. Applicaster - Company Website.

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We currently operate a large 17,000 square foot facility, 5 stores to sell products in, and a distribution business to sell the product to retailers. 9- Desire to go global. I wanted to be the first Indian beauty/wellness brand to go truly global. Riku is now ready to launch in the US, UK, Singapore, Australia, and Europe!