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Growing Airbnb (with Dan Hill, CEO of Alma and former Head of Growth at Airbnb)

2018/11/19
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Dan Hill 的职业生涯从音乐专业到科技创业,再到 Airbnb 的产品管理和增长负责人,最后创立 Alma,展现了他跨领域的技能和对用户体验的深刻理解。他认为音乐家的技能可以迁移到产品管理中,例如批判性思维、讲故事的能力和团队协作。在 Airbnb,他参与了各种增长策略,包括口碑营销、用户邀请计划和市场营销。他强调,成功的增长战略需要将用户行为与公司目标相结合,并始终保持与用户的紧密联系。在 Alma,他希望简化慈善捐赠流程,让更多人能够轻松便捷地参与慈善事业,并通过对非营利组织的筛选,确保捐款能够有效利用。 Ben Gilbert 和 David Rosenthal 作为主持人,引导 Dan Hill 分享了他从 Crashpatter 到 Airbnb 再到 Alma 的职业经历和创业心得。他们探讨了 Airbnb 的成功因素,包括其在美国市场的起步优势以及优秀的创始团队和产品。他们还与 Dan Hill 共同探讨了产品管理的定义、增长策略的制定、用户研究的重要性以及在早期公司中平衡速度和可靠性之间的权衡。

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Dan Hill, a former music major, transitioned into tech and co-founded Crashpadder, a European Airbnb competitor, after finding his passion in technology and design.

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Ben and David are back for episode #3, with special guest Dan Hill). Dan discusses:

  • How his startup, Crashpadder, got acquired by Airbnb

  • Why Airbnb succeeded, and why marketplace businesses in the US have an advantage in early growth

  • How they decided on growth metrics at Airbnb

  • How his new company, Alma), is making charitable giving simple

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