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" 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. "

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" 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. "

Nathan Blecharczyk

Father

Challenges

Patience

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" I don't like spending money. "

Nathan Blecharczyk

Money

Spending

" I like to keep things simple. "

Nathan Blecharczyk

Keep

Things

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" With commerce comes fraud. "

Nathan Blecharczyk

Fraud

Commerce

" 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. "

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

Nathan Blecharczyk

Interest

Always

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "