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Calacanis: Airbnb reached an $88B valuation five months after massive layoffs
“They laid off 25% of the company in July. 1900 of 7500 employees. They cut their marketing budget by eight hundred million, and then they IPO five months later, ah, and they had raised a billion dollars at an eighteen billion dollar valuation, according to Pit…”
Jason Calacanis Dec 18, 2020 ▶ 32:43 E15: “The Besties” All-In’s inaugural award show covering the best, worst & most memorable of 2020
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Sacks: Airbnb paid $250M to hosts to offset COVID-19 cancellations
“At the company's expense, they refunded something like two hundred fifty million dollars to the, to users who had canceled reservations, but they gave the money to the host to keep them afloat.”
David Sacks Dec 18, 2020 ▶ 4:24 E15: “The Besties” All-In’s inaugural award show covering the best, worst & most memorable of 2020
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Sacks: Airbnb absorbed customer deposit losses from COVID cancellations
“When they had a whole ton of cancellations because of COVID, they ate all those deposits. They made good on that.”
David Sacks Feb 3, 2021 ▶ 9:34 E20: Robinhood wrap up, Insiders vs. Outsiders, California's failing report card & how to fix it
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