DanielCole

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Tech startup ToolSpinner helping with Sandy aftermath(toolspinner.com)
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by DanielCole 14y ago
I think the challenge I see is "wife" when really you're talking about general services. TaskRabbit already address the service sector and you can hire someone to perform a number of tasks to help you manage your life. On the upside, prosti
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by DanielCole 14y ago
Correct. I've used HomeAway for two vacations. Their focus has always been the traditional vacation home owner. 99% of their listings are an aggregate of other perfessionally managed 7-day stay rental homes. Completely different business mo
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by DanielCole 14y ago
Great points. I think Airbnb competition will emerge beyond the international copycats (Wimdu). Their biggest risk is other small startups picking apart niche markets within he greater accommodations vertical. Others have thrived like crash
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by DanielCole 14y ago
Valuation is based on the total addressable market for travel and other markets, not what they are booking today. If this growth continues their revenues will certainly justify the valuation even before moving into adjacent markets.
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by DanielCole 14y ago
Thanks hoodwink, appreciate the feedback. I posted hoping someone else would give it a sanity check. The numbers I was seeing were 100x what others have guessed. > I really didn't have a clue in estimating the average room costs. I did
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by DanielCole 14y ago
I'm the author of the blog post. I have a significant interest in Airbnb's traction because I'm the founder of a collaborative consumption startup (ToolSpinner). Airbnb is leading the entire sharing industry so I have a deep interest in the