A long column of global CEOs builds on social media in support of UkraineThe Russian rouble touched a record low earlier this week as companies including Ikea, Apple, Ford, Toyota, Boeing, H&M and Volkswagen said...
05 Mar, 2022, 09.45 AM IST
Crypto breaks ranks on Russia; Rajeev Misra to oversee SoftBank’s Latin American teamLarge crypto companies such as Coinbase and Binance are breaking ranks with mainstream finance, saying they don’t plan on “preemptively” ba...
04 Mar, 2022, 06.51 PM IST
Airbnb sees strong first-quarter revenue on travel demand, longer staysStrong demand helped push up prices charged by hosts, with average daily rates during the fourth quarter up 20% at $154. The company expect...
16 Feb, 2022, 07.19 AM IST
TCS bullish on digital India; Amazon offers to help Future RetailTCS believes the Indian market will be platform-driven as more businesses digitise their processes. Amazon has offered help to Future Retai...
26 Jan, 2022, 11.41 AM IST
Airbnb asked to drop Olympic ties over China rights issuesAirbnb is one of the International Olympic Committee's leading 15 sponsors. Included in the group are companies like Coca-Cola, Samsung, Vi...
23 Mar, 2021, 09.55 AM IST
2020 Year in Review | Covid-19 split startup world into haves, have-notsWho gained, who lost? ETtech takes stock of the changing startup fortunes in a pandemic-marred year.
31 Dec, 2020, 12.04 PM IST
Airbnb valuation reaches $100 billion in trading debut surgeSan Francisco-based Airbnb’s fully diluted valuation is even higher, around $100 billion including employee stock options and restricted st...
11 Dec, 2020, 07.20 AM IST
Airbnb set for huge day-one pop, value could top $100 billionThe stock will start trading Thursday, with early pricing indications climbing as high as $150 per share, way above the $68 IPO price.
10 Dec, 2020, 09.57 PM IST
Airbnb to weigh 2021 listing on Silicon Valley ExchangeBy listing on the new exchange, Airbnb would be pledging to operate its business in a manner that complies with the exchange’s ESG standard...
13 Nov, 2020, 12.32 PM IST
Extremely bullish on India, it's a long-term investment, says Airbnb CEO Brian CheskyChesky said the travel industry has been "irreversibly altered" due to the pandemic. But there has been an "optimistic resurgence" months a...
24 Sep, 2020, 08.19 AM IST
Airbnb files confidentially for IPO with travel reboundingThe company began seeing signs of recovery in June, with bookings down only 30% for the month in 2019.
20 Aug, 2020, 09.58 AM IST
Airbnb quarterly revenue drops 67%; IPO still plannedThe company did start to see some signs of recovery at the tail end of the period, with bookings down 30% in June from a year earlier, comp...
13 Aug, 2020, 08.47 AM IST
The cult of the silicon valley founder is fadingOnce celebrated, charismatic founders are hurting the brands they built. What can Indian founders learn from the meteoric rise and fall of ...
16 Nov, 2019, 11.09 AM IST
Airbnb goes wild with 1,000 new 'Animal Experiences', will let you rescue Chernobyl's lost pets, spot Arctic foxesYou can also paddleboard with corgis or hang out with alpacas.
04 Oct, 2019, 01.59 PM IST
Fanboy moment: Airbnb CEO meets Bono, swaps sunglassesBrian Chesky took to Instagram to share 2 images with the U2 frontman.
23 Jul, 2019, 10.58 AM IST
How the Indian experience blunts the most brilliant of expat CEOsAt the peak of the digital boom in 2015, ventures like Flipkart, Zomato and Snapdeal reportedly hired over 30 CXO-level executives from Sil...
10 Sep, 2017, 10.40 AM IST
When Brian Chesky's girlfriend Elissa Patel travelled 38,000 miles across 24 time zones for artThis is how Airbnb co-founder and CEO Chesky's girlfriend and artist Patel silenced her critics.
06 Apr, 2017, 11.26 AM IST