AirBnB is an online marketplace that connects people who want to rent out spare rooms or entire homes to temporary guests. The company was founded to provide an alternative to expensive hotels by allowing tourists, travelers, and others to book unique accommodations from local hosts and property owners. While AirBnB was profitable at one point, it plans to go public in November 2020 and will likely face challenges from competitors in the hospitality industry as well as addressing security issues to ensure guest safety.

1. AirBnB
Andres Echeverria

2. Problem
Hotels:
● Expensive
● Fill up
● No sense of belonging

3. Product

4. Persona
Tenants:
● Tourists, spring breakers, conference goers.
Renters:
● People with extra rooms
● People that have been a tenant before

5. Stats
● Was profitable at one point
● Plan to IPO in November 2020

6. Business Model
Fees!

7. History

8. Secret Sauce
Hustle to strive forward

9. HOT

10. Competition

11. My view on their future
● Will succeed
● Will face tough opposition (Cars, ATMs)
● Will try to address security issues
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12. References
Podcast: https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=497820565:497945288
Statistics and Hotel Graph: https://ipropertymanagement.com/research/airbnb-statistics
History Infographic: https://airbnb370.wordpress.com/history-of-airbnb/
Business Model Graphic: https://www.businessmodelsinc.com/exponential-business-model/airbnb/
Profit and IPO info: https://www.fastcompany.com/90418766/report-not-even-airbnb-can-turn-a-profit and
https://www.inc.com/guadalupe-gonzalez/companies-going-public-ipo-2020.html