[unlinked_dll]

And comments like this usually come from people with a warped concept of money and funding. But it doesn't help to comment on the nature of a poster because you don't know much about them.

The comment is not on the necessity of money but the amount. I legitimately can not fathom why AirBnb needs that much money to run a service business on top of a custom app and website when the fundamental complexity of the business (the particular nuances of local markets, their regulatory/compliance needs, etc) has always been a second thought to their management and trawling for articles, it does not seem like they need that much money to continue. Particularly since regulatory bodies and courts have closed worldwide.

[lancesells]

They are a middleman but a very complex one with what I would guess are enormous legal costs. Paypal has the same amount of employees. Uber has twice the amount. Could they exist with fewer employees? I'm sure they can but that means less people employed.

[redwood]

Employees and potential assistance for hosts...