EP130: This Week in the World of Airbnb - a podcast by Jasper Ribbers

Airbnb’s growth is in the news this week, and acquisitions are in the air. Having only spent $300 million of the $3 billion raised, Airbnb has capital available. And they will have to invest in order to facilitate the growth necessary to reach the publicized goal of $3 billion in profit by 2020.

Jasper is joined by Hostfully Growth Guru, Silvia Li Sam, to discuss acquisitions that are already being negotiated as well as their suggestions for possible purchases.

Jasper and Silvia cover the latest lawsuit against Airbnb as well, filed by apartment management company Aimco.

Topics Covered
Article #1: Airbnb’s Profits to Top $3 Billion by 2020
•Ambitious but possible
•Vertical acquisitions may facilitate growth
Article #2: Airbnb is Buying Luxury Retreats for Around $200M
•Focus on high-end homes
•$1,000/night or more
•Airbnb will attain team and technology
•Likely to occupy a separate section of the Airbnb site
Article #3: Airbnb is in Talks to Acquire Social Payments Startup Tilt
•Technology for group purchases is a good fit
•Paying significantly less than last valuation of $400M
Jasper and Silvia’s Suggestions for Potential Airbnb Investments
•Expand further into the travel space with airline aggregator
•Airbnb’s quality user experience could compete with sites like Expedia and Kayak
•Flightfox and Airwander assist in booking multi-city trips
•Eventually, Airbnb could recommend flights, accommodations and experiences
Article #4: A Big Apartment Management Company is Suing Airbnb
•Suit accuses Airbnb of deliberately incentivizing people to breach their leases
•Aimco will have to prove monetary loss
•In similar past lawsuits, platforms were not held responsible for user behavior

Resources Mentioned
Article #1: http://fortune.com/2017/02/15/airbnb-profits/
Article #2: https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/09/airbnb-is-buying-luxury-retreats-for-around-200m/
Article #3: https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/24/airbnb-is-in-talks-to-acquire-social-payments-startup-tilt/
Article #4: https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/18/a-big-apartment-management-company-is-suing-airbnb/
flightfox.com
airwander.com

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