RISD President John Maeda to become design partner at Kleiner Perkins
VC firms are embracing design as the value of web and mobile apps becomes all about the design of the experience.
Airbnb unveils little details and a mobile app to make better, happier hosts
Airbnb unveiled a variety of important upgrades to its service that makes the experience of hosting a guest on Airbnb better.
Square, Airbnb and why experience really is design
During the heyday of industrial and manufacturing economy, what mattered was the brand. Today, what matters is the complete experience, one that hides technology, infrastructure and complexity and in the process creates a bond between us and the product.
What Airbnb learned from Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Charles and Ray Eames, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — the under cover influences of breakout web star Airbnb.
Startups are great, but we can learn a lot from “end-ups,” too
For many, startups embody the ideals of passion, innovation and agility that can get lost in mature businesses. But John Maeda, president of RISD, says there is also plenty to admire in “end-ups.”
Born to help make the rent, Airbnb grew from good design
Airbnb, the darling success story of Paul Graham’s Y Combinator, began with a few design guys in San Francisco renting out an air mattress to customers, but the service has grown immensely since then, and Joe Gebbia, the company’s co-founder, said it was all about design.
Announcing Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia to speak at RoadMap
We’re excited to welcome Joe Gebbia, Airbnb co-founder and Chief Product Officer, to the RoadMap conference, a day long event focused on design in the age of connectedness.
This week in European events
Europe’s buzzing with small events this week, giving everyone plenty to sink their teeth into. Here’s our pick of three that you may find interesting or useful.
AirBnB gets $112M in new investment
AirBnB, a San Francisco–based person-to-person room-, apartment- and house-rental startup, has raised $112 million in Series B funding from a group of investors including Russian Internet investor DST Global, General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz. AirBnB has raised about $120 million. More details after the fold.