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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. Hotels generally don’t require any cash up front for a booking and vacation rentals typically require a partial deposit but not the full booking.

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5 Financial Concepts Every Startup Founder Should Know

The Startup Magazine

Most financial valuation formulas value an asset by discounting the asset using the cost of capital (interest rate) to the present day. When a company acquires another business, they often pay a lot more than the book value of the company. Compared to Accounting, Finance is ruthlessly forward looking.

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