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allanscu
on May 31, 2011
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How AirBnB Became a Billion Dollar Company
Good research. I don't think this is anything new. I'm familiar with a few YC companies that use CL as a method to get their supply (in this case vacation rentals).
windsurfer
on May 31, 2011
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This is unethical.
baudehlo
on June 1, 2011
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And illegal. It is email advertising in violation of the CAN-SPAM act.
orenmazor
on May 31, 2011
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though successful.
palish
on May 31, 2011
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Though unethical. If growing a billion dollar company means setting aside what makes me a good person, then I wouldn't want a billion dollar company.
Nor would I want to work there.
Caligula
on June 1, 2011
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Curious which ones and how?
I wonder if this is the tenacity of founders that pg speaks of.
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