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Airbnb S-1 (Part 1): So How Profitable Is This Thing Really?

View from Seed

One of the most highly anticipated startup IPOs of recent years, we now get a peek inside Airbnb’s business. Since inception this lodging marketplace (note 1) has enabled 825 million guest stays in over 200 countries with a cumulative booking value of more than $110 billion.

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The Business Model Canvas Gets Even Better – Value Proposition Design

Steve Blank

Product/Market fit now has its own book. —— The Lean Startup process builds new ventures more efficiently. This week the author of the business model canvas, my friend Alexander Osterwalder, launched his new book Value Proposition Design , the sequel to his million copy best seller, Business Model Generation.

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5 Financial Concepts Every Startup Founder Should Know

The Startup Magazine

Here are five financial concepts that every startup founder should know to build an everlasting company. By reinvesting the cash Amazon has created a range of business ventures, services and products enabling the company to be richly valued at three times that of Walmart. Asset valuation. Alpha generation.

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