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" Airbnb is creating a new marketplace for space and is facing many of the challenges that eBay faced back in 1998 when they created a new marketplace for goods. "

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" Deviants from around the world are trying to 'beat' our system every day. We have to proactively identify suspicious behavior and quarantine users until additional verification steps can be taken. "

" No hotels have gone out of business because of Airbnb... Airbnb is not a perfect substitute for a hotel. We excel at different things. "

" I think we've always thought that it's important to have a positive relationships with local government rather than taking a confrontational kind of stance. "

" Part of being an entrepreneur is, like, it's just so great to run your own business, that feeling you get. "

" Historically, we've just been doing accommodation. And, going forward, we're really exploring the full boundaries of everything that someone needs while on a trip, and also how can we reinvent that experience. "

" When we founded Airbnb in 2008, our dream was to help create a world where you could belong anywhere, and that vision has taken root in almost every country in the world. "

" We want to strike the right balance between the governments and our users. If there are concerns, we can work together. "

" When you offer consumers choice, let them vote with their wallets. "

" There's a perception out there that Airbnb doesn't want there to be rules. We think rules would be fantastic. We think rules would help our community, but not necessarily the rules that have simply existed for decades. "

" We don't want to go starting completely separate businesses that do nothing for our user base. "

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" We have to be careful that we don't have so much regulation that would prevent all of the people who are benefiting from Airbnb to benefit. "

" Our interest isn't in just serving the guests and hosts. We need to serve the entire community. If that means we have to take action against the host, we will. "

" Airbnb is dedicated to empowering people and communities through healthy tourism, and we have a long tradition of supporting local projects in Asia-Pacific. "

" I have incredible wealth, and I think there's a great responsibility to use this position to do good stuff. "

" I actually almost made a million dollars while in high school. "

" I'm married. I have a daughter, so I put aside time in the day to spend with them. "

" Talking to hosts and asking them, 'What does Airbnb mean to you?'... I get amazingly heartfelt stories about the people that they met, about the money that they earned, about the mindset of empowerment they got through this and how they then applied that to their own business. "

" Some hotels are trying to dig their feet in and trying to say that Airbnb shouldn't exist - that 'illegal hotels' shouldn't exist. And, of course, illegal hotels shouldn't exist. But when they say illegal hotels, sometimes they mean anything that's not a hotel. "

" I realized that I'm increasingly in a position where I know a network of people, and I'm able to connect more or less anyone. "

" I like to keep things simple. "

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" It's not just exciting to build things but to explore new fields and to recognize what comes with that is a lot of uncertainty. "

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" For entrepreneurs, choosing your co-founders is like a professional marriage. You're going to go through tough times, and you need to remember that ideas can change, but business partners can't. "

" Being a father gave me a new purpose for existing. That newfound purpose has somehow given me the stamina and patience to take on the endless stream of challenges that come along with parenthood. "

" I cannot deny that there are unavoidable, day-to-day tradeoffs between being a parent and a professional. There are only so many hours in a day. "

" My wife and I try to have a date night once a week. We schedule them all in advance. "

" When you think about it, Airbnb is a great solution if your family is traveling with you on business and you need more space, if you're going for an extended stay, like a week plus. It's a great solution if you want close proximity to the work site and maybe there isn't a hotel across the street or whatnot. "