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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. "

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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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" With commerce comes fraud. "

Nathan Blecharczyk

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

" Airbnb is built on the foundation of creating community through belonging, and we're honored to stand with a bipartisan group of mayors and businesses from across the country dedicated to improving communities by addressing affordable housing and homelessness. "

" We make every one of our users sign a pledge when they sign up that they will not discriminate, that they will not exhibit hatred. Whenever we become aware of such an example, they're permanently banned. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We're really creating a whole different kind of travel experience. One that really celebrates the different places, different cultures, the different cities and immerses you in that culture. "

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

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" I like to keep things simple. "

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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" What we've demonstrated is there's an immense appetite to travel more authentically and immerse yourself in culture... as opposed to having a commoditised experience. "

" I had this question when we started: Is this something that's only going to work in New York City? And then, is it just in North America? Is it just in Western culture? "

" Ultimately, what we're trying to do for our customers or our guests is create magical travel experiences. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Silicon Valley is super competitive and super expensive for talent, for office space, for everything. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" More efficient workers are always in an employer's best interest. "

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" I don't like asking people for things, so if I can do it myself, that's the mindset I have. My dad is very much a do-it-yourself kind of person, so I had a strong sense of independence. "