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

Nathan Blecharczyk

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

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" We're a provider of experiences, not strictly accommodation. "

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

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" 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. "

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

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" 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. "

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" I like to keep things simple. "

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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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" 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? "

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

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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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. "

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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. "

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

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

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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. "

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" We try to take a very strong stance against discrimination and hatred. "

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" I don't like spending money. "

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

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" 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. "

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" I don't feel like my life happens to me. I feel like I happen to my life. I feel that I'm in the driver's seat. "

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" 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. "

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