Airbnb is the only YC company I've ever recommended to family. My aunt and uncle own a cottage. Previously they rented it out via personal connections (when not in it themselves) and it sat unused better than 330 days a year. Airbnb pretty much instantly makes their lives better. (n.b. I'm not sure if they've started using it yet. Interest was high but, well, you know conversion funnel math as well as I do.)
I also think they've been very generous with how much they've shared on the subject of enjoying good PR. I think they're the best company I'm aware of anywhere on that -- honestly, if they didn't explain themselves so often I would have become convinced that they had a picture of a NYT editor caught in a compromising position with a Fox News anchor and were blackmailing both of them at the same time.
I also think they've been very generous with how much they've shared on the subject of enjoying good PR. I think they're the best company I'm aware of anywhere on that -- honestly, if they didn't explain themselves so often I would have become convinced that they had a picture of a NYT editor caught in a compromising position with a Fox News anchor and were blackmailing both of them at the same time.