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. Nathan Blecharczyk Read Quote
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. Nathan Blecharczyk Read Quote
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. Nathan Blecharczyk Read Quote
Part of being an entrepreneur is, like, it’s just so great to run your own business, that feeling you get. Nathan Blecharczyk Read Quote
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. Nathan Blecharczyk Read Quote
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. Nathan Blecharczyk Read Quote
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. Nathan Blecharczyk Read Quote
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. Nathan Blecharczyk Read Quote
