Airbnb
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Car sharing start-up HiGear closes after theft
Luxury car-sharing start-up HiGear has been forced to close after the company fell victim to a ring of professional car thieves. Read More -
Airbnb and Dropbox among companies tipped to IPO
Airbnb, Dropbox and Square are among the 42 start-ups most likely to file for an initial public offering, according to Goldman Sachs, while BOKU, Rovi... Read More -
Airbnb robbery incident prompts PR warning
US-based accommodation site Airbnb will offer a $50,000 insurance guarantee to its users after its poor handling of a trashed home, providing a valuab... Read More -
Airbnb’s trashed PR strategy
The problem with making a lot of noise about your start-up is that if the PR backfires, you’re in more serious trouble than if you’d slid under the ra... Read More -
Travel web service Airbnb raises $112m to fuel global expansion
Travel web service start-up Airbnb has raised $112 million in a new funding round, according to reports, which will be used to fuel its rapid expansio... Read More -
How to avoid MySpace-style stagnation
Failure is weighing heavily on Weekend Reads’ mind, especially given the huge haircut Rupert has just had to take on MySpace. Read More -
Accommodation with a garden twist
Vacationers in the United Kingdom who hate the idea of trying to secure a spot in a busy campsite are being encouraged to pitch a tent in a stranger’s... Read More -
Wimdu gains $90m investment just 100 days after launch
Wimdu, a business that has been dubbed ‘the world’s largest start-up’, has received $90 million in funding just months after it was created. Read More -
Airbnb to launch Australian site as Ashton Kutcher buys in
Local tech entrepreneur Matthew Hohas becomethe first Australia-based hire of travel web service Airbnb as the US-based parent company reportedly prep... Read More
