Money Tips Daily By Charles Kelly, Former Ifa And Author Of Yes, Money Can Buy You Happiness.

Airbnb plan $31 billion IPO in 2020 By Charles Kelly Author of Yes, Money Can Buy You Happiness and creator of Money Tips Podcast The accommodation platform Airbnb says it plans to go public next year. It was valued at $31bn in its most recent funding round and made more than $1bn in revenues in the second quarter. Airbnb hosts, of which I was once one, have made more than $80bn from renting their properties as of this month, according to the company. Airbnb, like Uber, Amazon and Apple, have disrupted industries and brought down prices for consumers. But they have also done something else which they have in common - they have all helped small entrepreneurs make money and compete with larger businesses as well. Airbnb has made $80 billion for landlords, like myself, Uber indirectly employees millions of drivers and Amazon has enabled small businesses to open up online stores and reach millions of people at a fraction of the cost it would’ve been a few years ago. I started with Airbnb around five years ago whe