Airbnb's pricing algorithm and Aerosolve, its open-source machine learning tool A little machine learning can have a big impact. Dan Hill, product lead at Airbnb, wrote the company's pricing algorithm after the British-based rival startup he cofounded, Crashpadder, was acquired by Airbnb, the short-term rental giant, a few years ago. Hill has published a plain-English article about the factors inv
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