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by mschaecher 14y ago
Kelli Anderson did most the visual graphics in Airbnb Picks: http://dribbble.com/kellianderson
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by mschaecher 14y ago
I was blogging on startups while living in the midwest getting ready to move to SF. Blogging got me meetings with people at Google, Twitter, Square and Airbnb. I ended up as employee #17 at Airbnb. So yea, it helped.
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Ask HN: What are your favorite ebooks? Technical or Not
2 points by mschaecher 14y ago|2 comments
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by mschaecher 15y ago
Hey, I'm from Nebraska, work at Airbnb. Made the move with no job though. Drop me an email if you want. schaecher.michael AT gma
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Ask PG: 14% no idea apps - technical vs non-technical
3 points by mschaecher 15y ago|0 comments
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by mschaecher 15y ago
another example: http://www.curebit.com/ http://500friends.com/
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by mschaecher 15y ago
Yea, we're actively working on tackling it from all angles.
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by mschaecher 15y ago
We do #2 - #5 but could get a lot better on #3.
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by mschaecher 15y ago
I also work at Airbnb and would like to follow up on what Nate just said. Our review system is actually stronger than all the aforementioned sites because it is transaction based, i.e., only people who complete the transaction through Airbn
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by mschaecher 15y ago
UberCab becoming Uber is another pretty good example of this name switch to get ahead of regulators from a brand perspective.
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by mschaecher 15y ago
I checked in the back end and it's been working for others. I just expanded the geo restrictions a bit too, in case you were trying to stay further away. Email me at michael@airbnb.com if it still doesn't work for you.
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by mschaecher 15y ago
Kelli is one of the most talented designers I have ever had the pleasure of working with.
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Ask HN: Who is hiring Marketing/Sales/BizDev (1/1/11 Edition)
2 points by mschaecher 16y ago|1 comments
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by mschaecher 16y ago
I'm curious...michael.schaecher@airbnb.com
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by mschaecher 16y ago
Factor inflation and taxes.
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by mschaecher 16y ago
I agree wholeheartedly that location matters. I just moved to SF from Nebraska. I've 'taken more walks' as described in the article in the last month than I did in the last 3 years since living in SF.
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by mschaecher 16y ago
Yea, I have roommates in all the rooms.
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by mschaecher 16y ago
Interesting, you could very well be right. In Lincoln, rent prices fluctuated lowest during the summers and highest during fall and winter
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by mschaecher 16y ago
I actually just did this, been living in SF for a little over a month now. All of the advice in people's comments so far is spot on. I ended up in the southern tip of the mission where Mission, Noe Valley and Bernal meet and love it. $800
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by mschaecher 16y ago
Any recommended reading on Human Factors?
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by mschaecher 16y ago
Agreed. There have been some good articles here lately about email newsletters. Try searchyc.com to find them. Mixergy also has some good interviews with people running successful newsletter startups. Could also use it as an upsell produ
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by mschaecher 16y ago
Philz coffee is amazing. While randomly exploring that area of 24th St. one day I walked in there thinking it was just another coffee house....I was delighted to be treated to the best coffee I have ever had.
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by mschaecher 16y ago
The hosts on Airbnb don't get your credit card info...Same as, you know shopping on Ebay. I just moved across country. I stayed at 3 different places of Airbnb over the course of 2 weeks while I looked for a place with roommates off Craigs
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by mschaecher 16y ago
Some Nebraska Startups http://www.rockdex.com http://www.hudl.com/ http://www.tripleseat.com/
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by mschaecher 16y ago
I really like your site. I was on it for quite awhile the other week and it felt like a nice change from other boards.
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Ask HN: Any HNers in SF need a roommate?
1 points by mschaecher 16y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: Networking Hacks
2 points by mschaecher 16y ago|0 comments
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by mschaecher 16y ago
decent is an understatement
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by mschaecher 16y ago
http://www.airbnb.com
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by mschaecher 16y ago
So are ISPs and related networks as it pertains to this 'kill switch'

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