Apple's Former Retail Chief Angela Ahrendts Named to Airbnb's Board of Directors

[DevNull0]

Now AirBnb will have offerings which are so super premium that an over nigth stay at a place would start from $499, Airbnb will have a run for its money.

Much like Burberry, it will be the exact same product that was $99 before they let her get her bony fingers on it, but the few customers they have left will feel so elite and superior paying $499 for the exact same thing.

Maybe she can bring some of her Apple experience to bear too. Instead of pre-booking the listing online, you can go show up in person and stand around waiting to be acknowledged by the property owner. You may have to spend hours waiting only to be told to come back tomorrow, but the crowds milling around all the properties will add to the mystique.
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Forecast as of April 2019 has them set to be making 8.5 billion in revenue by 2020. That’s up from 2.8 billion in 2017.

Sounds like growth to me:

Source: https://ipropertymanagement.com/airbnb-statistics/

Yeah, a cheesy homemade-looking webpage spouting hundreds of random un-citted statistics is not actually a source.

A website with a godaddy domain and proxy to hide ownership is not exactly something to rely on.

You're citing a made up fictitious number as if the fact that you can prove someone else made it up means it actually has some meaning. There is nothing in their history or current activities to suggest they will more than triple in 2 years.

 

[R3k]

Yeah, a cheesy homemade-looking webpage spouting hundreds of random un-citted statistics is not actually a source.

A website with a godaddy domain and proxy to hide ownership is not exactly something to rely on.

You're citing a made up fictitious number as if the fact that you can prove someone else made it up means it actually has some meaning. There is nothing in their history or current activities to suggest they will more than triple in 2 years.

Though thats alot more than some guys opinion on a forum, who im guessing sees a headline that Airbnb is facing increased regulation and decides they're doomed because of it.

Yes, market / stock / apple "rumor" predictions can be all over the shop, as is normal, but you can find any credible articles predicting negative growth or a serious slowdown of growth, post a link.

 

[DevNull0]

Though thats alot more than some guys opinion on a forum, who im guessing sees a headline that Airbnb is facing increased regulation and decides they're doomed because of it.

The site is a less reliable source than a headline on MacRumors.

It is exactly as reliable as some un-cited source from a random user here. Because that's exactly what it is the equivalent of.

 

[toph2toast]

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That’s the problem. Experience doesn’t always necessarily mean education, growth, intelligence, learning, adapting.

Sometimes you’re just throwing people into things and seeing what sticks. Do that enough, and it’s called a resume.

In my opinion, Angela ruined the Apple store experience. Almost every single change she initiated, snowballed into a horrendous effect on customer satisfaction.

She failed, miserably, at her job. But it looks great on paper.

Trust me, I'm not arguing that one bit. My point was that there is no way you can conclude she was fired from Apple just because she was quickly hired at AirBNB, which is what I believe the person who's comment I replied to was implying.

 

[iwill424]

I love Airbnb.........