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Articles tagged “brian chesky”

Hotels

Airbnb’s New Endowment Fund Seeks to Give Hosts a Piece of the IPO Action

The Airbnb Host Endowment wouldn't turn hosts into investors in the IPO. But by earmarking 9.2 million shares to fund the endowment, it may counteract the feeling among a few hosts that going public would only benefit elite investors and employees. It's a clever and creative move by Airbnb, but more fundamental host issues remain.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Airbnb’s New Endowment Fund Seeks to Give Hosts a Piece of the IPO Action

Hotels

Airbnb Mulls Trendy, Non-Traditional Way to Take Itself Public

Special purpose acquisition company, direct listing or an initial public offering — Airbnb's choice mostly matters to big-name investors and employees, past and present. But nothing is ever certain about a stock market listing — especially during a pandemic.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Airbnb Mulls Trendy, Non-Traditional Way to Take Itself Public

Coronavirus

Airbnb CEO to Tech Platform Peers: Clean Up Your Own Content or the Government Will

The proverbial handwriting is on the wall for Airbnb, Facebook, Google, Tripadvisor, and Yelp, among others. The regulators are coming! The regulators are coming!

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Airbnb CEO to Tech Platform Peers: Clean Up Your Own Content or the Government Will

Online Travel

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Poised for New Era of Travel Redistribution: The Long View This Week

Can Airbnb be less of a real estate play and more of a facilitator of human connections? That is Brian Chesky's stated vision. But will that sales pitch sell with Wall Street?

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Poised for New Era of Travel Redistribution: The Long View This Week

Coronavirus

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Was Actively Working on Going Public When Bookings Dried Up

Airbnb's Chesky undoubtably still has that S-1 document in a laptop somewhere. With the pandemic lowering Airbnb's valuation by billions, that document will need a total rewrite. And with all that's going on in the world, it's difficult to even contemplate an eventual public listing right now.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 4 years ago