Building Startups: Lessons from Airbnb

In episode 87, we sat down with Danny Martinez (formerly of Airbnb and eBay) to chat about building and scaling marketplaces. - Starting with marketplaces, from finance to eBay, all the way to Airbnb. - Why is Airbnb’s business model underappreciated? - Lessons learned at Airbnb and the power of its brand. - Creating emotional connections in marketplace businesses. - A playbook for internationalizing marketplaces. - Hiring strategies for international expansion. - Transitioning into fractional roles. - Figuring out your personal positioning. - A framework for assessing investment opportunities. Links from Pavlo: Pavlo's Substack: https://pavlopedenko.substack.com/ Pavlo's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pavlo-pedenko-7a02061b/ Links from Danny: Newsletter: https://hiringhumans.substack.com/ Playbook for expansion: https://www.everythingmarketplaces.com/post/marketplace-expansion-marketing-considerations