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1. Book rooms with locals, rather than hotels.
Airbnb Pitch Deck

2. The Problem
Price is an important concern for customers booking
travel online.
Hotels leave you disconnected from the city and it's
culture.
No easy way exists to book a room with a local or
become a host.
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3. A web platform where users can rent out their spaces and host travelers
The Solution
Save money when
traveling.

4. A web platform where users can rent out their spaces and host travelers
The Solution
Make money while hosting.

5. A web platform where users can rent out their spaces and host travelers
The Solution
Share culture with a local
connection to the city.

6. Market Validation
listings on temporary housing site couchsurfing.com
temporary housing listings on NYC and SF Craigslist for 1 week
660,000
50,000

7. Market Size
2b
Trip Booked (Worldwide)
Total Available Market
560m
Budget and Online Trips
Serviceable Available Market
84m
Trips with Airbnb
Market Share

8. The Airbnb product is simple.

9. Search by Location
STEP 1

10. Review Listings
STEP 2

11. STEP 3
Book it!

12. We take 10 percent of each transaction
Business Model
Share of Market
$10.6 million trips with Airbnb
$70/night for average of 3 nights
$20 Average Fee
Revenue Projected by 2011
$2.1 Million

13. Target Events Monthly
Events
MARKET ADOPTION
Oktoberfest
6 Million
CeBit
700,000
Summerfest
1 Million
Eurocup
3 Million+
Mardis Gras
800,000

14. Cheap Alternative Travel
Partnerships
MARKET ADOPTION
Go Loco Orbitz Kayak

15. Craigslist Dual Posting Feature
MARKET ADOPTION
Craigslist Airbnb

16. Competition
VRBO
Rentobi.com
Bedandbreakfast.com
Craigslist
Couchsurfing.com
Hotels.com
Hostels.com
AirBnb
Affordable
Online Transaction
Expensive
Offline Transaction

17. Competitive Advantages
First to Market
First transaction-based temporary housing site to go
to market

18. Competitive Advantages
Host Incentive
They can make more money than with
couchsurfing.com

19. Competitive Advantages
List Once
Hosts post one time with Airbnb compared to daily on
Craigslist.

20. Competitive Advantages
Ease of Use
Search by price, location and check-in/check-out dates.

21. Competitive Advantages
User Profiles
Browse host profiles, and book in three clicks.

22. Competitive Advantages
Design & Brand
Memorable name will launch at historic DNC to gain
share of mind.

23. Meet Our Team
Joe Gebbia
User Interface and PR
Patent for his product Critbuns
Dual BFAs in Graphic Design and Industrial
Design from RISD
Brian Chesky
Business Development & Brand
Founder of Brian Chesky Inc., industrial
Design Consultant
BFA in Industrial Design from RISD
Nathan Blecharczyk
Developer
Created Facebook apps "Your Neighbors" with
75,000 users, "Rolodexterous".

24. Press
"A cool alternative to a boring evening
in a hotel room. "
Mashable
"Airbed's fee-based service could help
alleviate concerns about quality of
accommodations."
Springwise
"Airbnb is a fun approach to couch
surfing."
Webware

25. User Testimonials
“I met with locals who could teach me
about their lives and about their tradi-
tions... Having these real experiences
is my treasure.”
Kiminari
Sukagawa, Japan
"Inviting guests in during Hurricane
Sandy brought a sense of community
right into my home.”
Shell
New York, United States
“When I am in Rome I want to feel
Italian, when I am in Denmark I want
to feel Danish... I am able to experience
everything like living there."
Anna
Reykjavik, Iceland

27. Map data ©2025 Google
Headquarters
888 Brannan St, San Francisco, CA 94103
[phone]
airbnb
Airbnb

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