Hi guys! In the latest episode of Figuring Out with Raj Shamani, we are in conversation with Amanpreet Singh Bajaj, General Manager of Airbnb. Amanpreet is responsible for the growth of Airbnb community in India since 2015 and also manages operations as General Manager for Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. He has been featured as part of the coveted 40 under 40 list for 2017 and 2018 by Fortune Magazine in India.
Prior to leading Airbnb in India, Amanpreet co-founded and headed operations at LetsBuy.com - One of India's leading online retailer of branded IT, Communication and Consumer Electronic products. (Letsbuy.com was acquired by Flipkart.com in 2012). Letsbuy.com was the fastest growing E-Commerce Company in 2010-2011 having witnessed 10X growth in traffic and transactions, 400+ people and 4 fulfilment centres across India.
In this podcast we have discussed in detail about the hospitality business. He shared how Airbnb started, business model of Airbnb and how people can make millions through airbnb. We have also discussed the Airbnb hotspost in India & the world and which parts of India make maximum revenue on Airbnb. Not only this we have also deep dived into the entrepreneurship world and discussed how hospitality & travel industry works. Watch this podcast till the end to know complete details.
00:00 - Intro 02:37 - Raj's Experience with Airbnb 06:09 - How did Airbnb start? 09:48 - Airbnb business model 18:12 - How can You earn through Airbnb? 21:36 - Top money making locations on Airbnb 23:41 - Indian Travellers vs American Travellers 26:22 - Must check out places on Airbnb 32:06 - Palace of Jaipur listed on Airbnb 34:59 - His Interview with Airbnb Founders 39:18 - 3 Qualitites for hiring 42:43 - Indian startups should learn this 50:15 - Outro
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About Raj Shamani Raj Shamani is an Entrepreneur at heart that explains his expertise in Business Content Creation & Public Speaking. He has delivered 200+ speeches in 26+ countries. Besides that, Raj is also an Angel Investor interested in crazy minds who are creating a sensation in the Fintech, FMCG, & passion economy space.