dartland

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by dartland 15y ago
This is like saying no American ever takes a risk because there is unemployment benefits, free healthcare clinics, and homeless shelters. In Jason's case, remember, shit did hit the fan and he couldn't pay his debt. Instead of running to hi
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by dartland 15y ago
Great post! I came from consulting into start-up world also (although I'm non-technical) and while you definitely have to re-learn many things to adjust to building a company, there are many many valuable lessons from working in that enviro
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by dartland 15y ago
Kayak is a great company and this is a fascinating time to be in travel search. Go for it! A first job under Paul English (even a few layers beneath him) is a big win and Kayak's engineering reputation so great that you'll have plenty of op
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by dartland 15y ago
While your thesis may be correct, some of your assumptions are a bit off: 1) Bing has stopped investing in travel tech, they now use Kayak for search. So do we still believe in the value prop? 2) Farecast (fare predictor) turns out to be no
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by dartland 16y ago
Exactly.
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by dartland 16y ago
Yes and No. I want to agree with you (and I think the hype is usually way more than the actual change), but Southwest is almost 40 years old and they've never made an acquisition of this size nor have they ever before had another type of pl
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by dartland 16y ago
True, but if you analyze Southwest's network, it's way more hub and spoke than most people think. They are the largest carrier at many of their top airports, and a high percentage of their flights go through one of those top hubs. Sure, it'
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by dartland 16y ago
Very true, although most companies that have corporate contracts do so for multiple major airlines, so there still is choice. Also, corporate contracts have much more influence for international travel, they aren't nearly as meaningful for
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by dartland 16y ago
Yes and no. Price is relative to demand. If the plane fills up ahead of expected, demand is assumed to be higher and prices will go up. If the plane is more empty than predicted, fares will fall. Competitor moves can also impact this. But e
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by dartland 17y ago
4 hours out, airlines notify users of ~4% of flights that will eventually be delayed 1+ hours. FlightCaster right now captures 40% of those flights 4 hours out (and growing as the algorithm is improved). That is the origination of the stati