Great point -- as we designed this, we thought a lot about how this might impact a marketplace/community (Airbnb) that we love.
In talking to a lot of hosts, as well as hosting ourselves, we've learned that (a) pricing your home is really hard, and (b) there is a LOT of work that goes into being a great host. From cleaning your home to welcoming guests and answering inquiries, (not to mention the cost of food, furniture, linens, etc.), most hosts spend hours every week making sure their guests are safe & happy.
If we can help hosts by making it easier to accurately price their home, we think we can create a bigger incentive for great hosts to continue hosting.
* Edit :: I run operations at Beyond, have hosted for years on Airbnb, and helped design this - appreciate the question
This is awesome. I'm very impressed by the concept and design. Do you guys have any kind of development blog, etc? Would love to read more about the development process, timeline, etc, and my initial googling comes up totally blank.
Would definitely use the pricing tool, and maybe the management service too if I were Airbnb'ing my place.
In talking to a lot of hosts, as well as hosting ourselves, we've learned that (a) pricing your home is really hard, and (b) there is a LOT of work that goes into being a great host. From cleaning your home to welcoming guests and answering inquiries, (not to mention the cost of food, furniture, linens, etc.), most hosts spend hours every week making sure their guests are safe & happy.
If we can help hosts by making it easier to accurately price their home, we think we can create a bigger incentive for great hosts to continue hosting.
* Edit :: I run operations at Beyond, have hosted for years on Airbnb, and helped design this - appreciate the question