Should Airbnb Go Public or Is Its Business Model Too Shady?
That’s not a question we asked, but Fox Business did yesterday, when our own Jason Clampet was on the afternoon show talking about Airbnb’s recent $10 billion valuation and the inherent issues in its current business, on way to its eventual IPO. The short 4 minute video around the debate, embedded below:
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