Hacker News
new
|
past
|
comments
|
ask
|
show
|
jobs
|
submit
login
tootie
on April 8, 2020
|
parent
|
context
|
favorite
| on:
Airbnb Paying More Than 10% Interest on $1B Financ...
AirBnb doesn't operate any properties. I'd bet 90% of Marriott and Hilton staff are running hotels. Not applying machine learning to the check-in process.
majormajor
on April 8, 2020
|
next
[–]
Well, yes, exactly. That's the theory behind their valuation: that they might be able to capture the revenue with much lower overhead.
beering
on April 8, 2020
|
prev
[–]
Your guess of 90% seems in line with AirBnB: 0.1 * 170,000 = 17,000, which is still more than AirBnB's current headcount, right?
tonyhb
on April 8, 2020
|
parent
[–]
A marginal amount considering you need to have far less operational staff "below the line" when you don't have thousands of properties to manage.
Guidelines
|
FAQ
|
Lists
|
API
|
Security
|
Legal
|
Apply to YC
|
Contact
Search:
