Although Airbnb is in fact about technology (ex-Y Combinator) — they created a platform which created a marketplace for travelers and alike to stay at private homes. Which has stirred quite some folks already. I think they have a great strong communication/branding/marketing going for them.
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Interesting RFS (request for startups) by YCombinator for iPad Applications:
Read MoreProgrammers may never want a computer they don’t control, but ordinary people just want something cheap that works. And that’s how the iPad will seem to them. Many will never make a conscious decision to switch. They’ll get an iPad as well, then find they use their Windows machine less and less. When it dies they won’t replace it.
