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I work in finance (hedge fund management) and my wife works in sales for big pharma. I've never heard any of our rich, yuppie friends say "just use Airbnb." It'
by JoePonzi 12y ago
I work in finance (hedge fund management) and my wife works in sales for big pharma. I've never heard any of our rich, yuppie friends say "just use Airbnb." It's more like "Where did you stay?" "The Four Seasons" Anecdotes are worthless.
- remarkEon 12y agoMaybe. But to be fair, those are two completely different markets. I went to school 45 minutes north of Manhattan...airbnb, had it existed back then, would have opened up the City to me and my friends in ways I can't imagine. And airbnb does have some pretty expensive and exclusive properties available. I doubt The Four Seasons really cares what Airbnb does because, again, it doesn't really matter to them.
- vonklaus 12y agoMcdonalds carved out a pretty good niche not catering to your yuppie friends.
- beachstartup 12y agoyuppies eat plenty of mcdonalds. primarily breakfast/coffee, and salads. they 'pivoted' away from only junk food a few years ago after the supersize me fiasco and have done quite well with it. have you seen an mcdonalds at 8am in a business district? it's like a fuckin' crime scene. also, when yuppies get drunk in the city... all bets are off.
- tdicola 12y agoErr, McDonalds is significantly declining and their CEO is stepping down this weekend: http://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-ceo-is-out-2015-1 http://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-ceo-is-out-2015-1 Don't assume what you see locally is how things are at a macro level.
- beachstartup 12y agoLOL look at their stock price and market cap over the past 15 years you simpleton.
- peteretep 12y agoAnecdotes are worthless, sure, but even the richest of my friends would apparently stay in a luxury loft in the city that another soulless hotel chain. Airbnb does luxury as well...