Serving Two Customers
Former Supply Side Manager, Australia, NZ, Pacific at Airbnb
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Why is this interview interesting?
- How Airbnb looks at both hosts and guests as customers
Darren Vincent
Former Supply Side Manager, Australia, NZ, Pacific at Airbnb
Interview Transcript
What were the biggest lessons you learned in scaling the supply side in those early days?
I think the biggest lesson is really about being in that customer focused or customer centric approach. When I say customers, I do mean both hosts and guests in that view. Really, having your ear to the ground with hosts and being as present as possible. In those early days, we would try to get to as many markets as possible. Try to meet as many folks as possible. Then also just understand, what are the things that guests are wanting in their stays? What are the things they’re looking for? What are the things that Airbnb as a website, as a platform, Airbnb hosts as well could do better to make their stays better? It was just about listing as much as possible and getting out and meeting your customers and being involved as much as possible.
What customer came first, the host or the guest?
Generally, I would say Airbnb would treat their hosts as partners. Then ultimately the guests are the customers. Try to have a partner centric approach to how you would work with hosts. Ultimately, if a host business does well and they do well on Airbnb, everyone in Airbnb as a whole does well, as well.
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