{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"EP199: This Week in the World of Airbnb","description":"Airbnb Experiences has not quite lived up to the fanfare that accompanied its launch a year ago, and this week Leigh Gallagher, author of The Airbnb Story, interviewed CEO Brian Chesky to ask about its slow growth.
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\nJasper is joined by Hostfully VP of Strategic Partnerships, Nicole Prentice Williams, to discuss whether it’s fair to compare the growth of the platform itself with the progress of Experiences. They also cover Chesky’s response to the #metoo campaign and the new responsibilities of another Airbnb co-founder, Nathan Blecharczyk as he takes over operations in China.
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\nWhile business may be rocky for Airbnb in China, it is booming in Africa, and headlines this week applaud the growth on the continent and the platform’s partnership with leadership in Cape Town. Nicole and Jasper also share the heartening story of a guest who painted an epic mural in a host’s apartment in Tokyo in exchange for a free stay!
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\nTopics Covered
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\nArticle #1: Airbnb CEO: Here’s How ‘Experiences’ are Doing So Far
\n•\tAirbnb Experiences launch one year ago
\n•\tOnly 3K experiences vs. 4M homes
\n•\tUnfair comparison, keeping small on purpose
\n•\tEarned 500K from social impact experiences
\n•\tHomes business had no traction one year in
\n•\tExperiences has 3K hosts, tens of thousands on wait list
\n•\tDifference between new marketplace and established media machine
\n•\t‘Experiences’ is buzzword in industry
\n•\tCertain Experience hosts earning six figures (most earn 7K)
\n•\tChesky expecting Experiences to be big
\n•\tUltimate goal to become one-stop shop for travelers
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\nArticle #2: Airbnb’s China Chief Departs Abruptly Just Months Into the Job
\n•\tHead of China business gone after four months
\n•\tSearch lasted longer than held post
\n•\tUnclear why, seems to have been his decision
\n•\tAirbnb not commenting
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\nArticle #3: Airbnb Head of China Operations Departs as Co-Founder Settles into New Role
\n•\tCo-founder Nathan overseeing operations
\n•\tShows importance of Chinese market to Airbnb
\n•\tChina is difficult market for startups
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\nArticle #4: This Airbnb Guest Left Behind an Incredible Mural on the Host’s Walls
\n•\tHost in Tokyo learned guest was artist
\n•\tAsked to create mural on white wall
\n•\tEpic resultsAirbnb could do coffee table book of unique stories
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\nArticle #5: Airbnb CEO: ‘We Need More Women Leaders’
\n•\tChesky commented on #metoo campaign
\n•\tProposed solution of having more women in leadership
\n•\tNo women on board of Airbnb (6 of 8 members are white men)
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\nArticle #6: Airbnb Enjoys Spectacular Growth in Africa
\n•\tAfrica is fastest growing market
\n•\t100K listings
\n•\tCape Town most popular (17K listings)
\n•\tMayor working with Airbnb
\n•\t2M guests in last five years
\n•\tHosts earned $139M last year
\n•\tSouth Africa has most listings
\n•\tMorocco comes in second
\n•\t325% growth in Nigeria
\n•\tAirbnb conscious of social issues
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\nResources Mentioned
\nArticle #1: fortune.com/2017/10/23/airbnb-ceo-experiences-new-york/
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\nArticle #2: bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-24/airbnb-s-china-chief-departs-abruptly-just-months-into-the-job
\nArticle #3: skift.com/2017/10/24/airbnb-head-of-china-operations-departs-as-co-founder-settles-into-new-role/
\nArticle #4: lonelyplanet.com/news/2017/10/23/airbnb-guest-leaves-murals/
\nArticle #5: fortune.com/2017/10/24/airbnb-ceo-no-more-hands-off-approach-on-techs-impact/
\nArticle #6: cnn.com/2017/10/24/africa/airbnb-growth-africa/index.html
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\nConnect with Jasper
\nEmail: jasper@getpaidforyourpad.com
\nTwitter: @GetPaidForUrPad
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\nFacebook: www.facebook.com/getpaidforyourpad
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