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

View from Seed

To be clear Airbnb posted a GAAP profit in Q3 2020 of over $200M which is impressive given travel remains materially depressed due to COVID. For reference, high-flying megacap tech stocks like Apple and Google have operating income margins >20% and Facebook and Microsoft have operating income margins >30%.

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A Company Culture Evaluation: How To Do A Year-End Review

YoungUpstarts

In our booming economy, with its incredibly tight labor market, making sure your culture is closer to the first kind should be job one. Mentoring should happen every single day, not just a few times a year during performance reviews. When he quit, his sales manager, Betty, offered me the job. Mentor in the moment?

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5 Ways AI’s Role In Sales Might Surprise You

YoungUpstarts

by Ryan Moore, Director of Client Management, Peak Sales Recruiting. Sales isn’t exempt from this recent growth, either. AI tools are currently transforming the world of B2B sales, and some of the unique ways AI can streamline your sales process might surprise you. Shortening the sales cycle.

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Advice For Innovative Companies Entering Emerging Markets

YoungUpstarts

If you are an innovative company entering an emerging market, you should be aware that you are sailing into a vast ocean and will need to engage in purposeful navigation. Emerging markets can be volatile, and the trick is to maintain a steady course by keeping an eye out for the critical beacons of market progression in your industry.

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[Review] The Lean Startup

YoungUpstarts

Insufficient capital, over investment, and low sales are just some of the reasons leading to this sobering statistic. Unlike vanity metrics often found in standard accounting practices, innovation accounting leverages on an MVP to obtain real market data and uses these to propagate value adding improvements.

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How To Speak Confidently, Communicate Effectively, And Win Your Audience

Duct Tape Marketing

How To Speak Confidently, Communicate Effectively, And Win Your Audience written by Sara Nay read more at Duct Tape Marketing. The Agency Spark Podcast, hosted by Sara Nay, is a collection of interviews from thought leaders in the marketing consultancy and agency space. Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts here !

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30 Entrepreneurs Forecast Where Their Business Will Be In Five Years

Hearpreneur

With improving awareness of our services within the Texas market, we plan to be able to expand our team and establish the framework for our roots in DFW. It will be a one-stop shop for finding out about moving services, getting quotes and reviews, and booking appointments. 8- Becoming one of the most reputable tech platforms.

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