Overnight 2.0

@asher_hunt This looks AWESOME! Exactly what I need when traveling the country.

@asher_hunt hats off to the team on this release. Stoked to host more travelers and meet more locals on my adventures.

@brandon_kleinman where are you traveling next?

@loudijk I can't wait for us to get out there — we definitely already have listings in both cities although we haven't officially launched there. I want to make sure we're able to provide an experience that is really great — and we don't have the density there just yet, but we will definitely get there.

@asher_hunt cool! Makes sense.

@loudijk @asher_hunt - any way prospective hosts in London can hook up with you?

@alicelthwaite you should absolutely download the app and list your place — we do have a handful of hosts in London although we haven't officially launched.

@whoismaxpelzner @asherhunt Thanks max! Really appreciate your support — it's been a long time coming.

@masoudardestani Hey thanks so much Masoud — really appreciate it

@jayyeh thanks so much man — means a ton! Let me know if there's anything else you would love to see

@shawnborsky Well you could always download the app too 😉 — it's not slanted on there. I'm going to go on a bit of a rant, but follow me here. I think it's helpful to share some in-depth thinking behind my motivations here. Inspiration Great question — so the inspiration actually came from my own unplanned style of travel ... I focus on work first and foremost and fit the most awesome things I can fit into my schedule very opportunistically ... It requires being spontaneous and having multiple platforms to help support that. That said — I lived out of a backpack for the better part of four years, and I ran into many many problems with hotels and even Airbnb. Over that time I averaged around 90 nights a year in various paid accommodations. I definitely felt a huge pain in booking last-minute travel and that is because all booking apps are designed as a catch-alls. The catch-all The majority of travel booking platforms satisfy the catch-all 80/20 design of what the market was at a different place in time (pre-mobile) ... well the market of last-minute travel is growing like crazy and it needs design to keep up with it ... I really believe that with the right design (in this particular circumstance) there can be a step function change in spontaneous trips and I want to be in the running to help facilitate that change. I want to create something simple. For guests - and for hosts. Hosting As I was living out of a bag I wasn't homeless — in fact my place was sitting empty those 90 nights a year and someone else could have stayed there. I would have hosted every single night if I knew I could do so on my own schedule and with out the complexity of having to manage a calendar like I was a semi-professional hotelier. Remember – I travel spontaneously because I put work first and i try to fit awesome things in between —that means the last thing I would want is another layer of complexity like having to sit down and manage my calendar every week to understand when I can and cant go home. Removing time and a calendar from the mix effectively removed an entire dimension of cognitive overhead/complexity from the equation. Compare these frame works: Scenario A • You have perfect context of what you are doing right now and likely the rest of this evening. • You get a push asking you if you want to make money (for example) $100 hosting someone this evening. • You decide now if you want to make money tonight. Scenario B • You have perfect context of what you're doing right now and likely the rest of this evening • You get a push asking you if you want to make money (for example) $200 hosting someone for two night, 3 weeks from now. • You must assess future possibilities variables and potential restriction of your own free time in the distant future. Wildly different I think.

@kiel_berry booom — when are you putting your spot on there Kiel? ha