Kevin Kopelman, Cowen managing director, joins ‘TechCheck’ to go over the macro overhang impacting vacation danger future yr, the resilience of Airbnb’s buyer foundation and the accelerating network of Airbnb’s listing stock.
Airbnb’s acceleration is consumer pushed, says Cowen’s Kevin Kopelman
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