How AirBnB Became a Billion Dollar Company - Dave Gooden
When you scale a black hat operation like this you could easily reach tens of thousands of highly targeted people per day…and quickly gain 60,000 members on the supply-side, which again, is the hardest and most important part of growing a market place. I am pretty sure that AirBnB isn’t the only company that has used this strategy/technique, but I think they are the first to turn it into a one hundred million dollar investment at a one billion dollar valuation.
building a commerce operating system that spans online, mobile, social and local, eBay wants to be the go-to resource for online and offline retailers, helping connect them to consumers.
Why I Will Never, Ever Hire A "Social Media Expert"
Being an expert in social media is like being an expert at taking the bread out of the refrigerator. You might be the best bread-taker-outer in the world, but you know what? The goal is to make an amazing sandwich, and you can’t do that if all you’ve done in your life is taken the bread out of the fridge.