I am surprised how much free energy I was able to give people [to stay at my place]
That seems like it might be one of the secrets AirBnB was built on.
Tru dat. This suggests to me a more general strategy, something like “When a billion dollar startup makes money from a secret, look if there is extra value to be gained by trading non-money for these things in places where you have higher trust.”
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That seems like it might be one of the secrets AirBnB was built on.
Tru dat. This suggests to me a more general strategy, something like “When a billion dollar startup makes money from a secret, look if there is extra value to be gained by trading non-money for these things in places where you have higher trust.”