The Airbnb Story

How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions . . . and Created Plenty of Controversy

By Leigh Gallagher

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About the book

Fortune editor Leigh Gallagher tells the story of Airbnb, the online lodging platform that began as an idea of Nathan Blecharczyk, Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, covering its creation and growth and going behind the scenes on its successes and controversies alike.

Reid Hoffman praised how well it captures Airbnb's path from its scrappiest early days to an enduring company, and Tony Hsieh called it a history of a crazy idea that became a disruptive force. Author Charles Duhigg endorsed it as a story of audacious entrepreneurship and industry disruption.

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This book has 5 recommendations

Erik Cheong (Co-Founder/Park N Parcel)

Remarkable behind-the-scenes story of the creation and growth of Airbnb, an online lodging platform that has become the largest provider of accommodations in the world. Talk about how three guys come out with a simple idea to disrupt a traditional industry with their creative and unique strategy.

Recommended by Yaro Starak (Founder/Entrepreneurs-Journey.com)

Source: Yaro Starak, Founder of Entrepreneurs-Journey.com: ’’There’s no such thing as failure, there’s only stepping stones to success’’

Charles Duhigg (Author)

An engrossing story of audacious entrepreneurism and big-industry disruption, The Airbnb Story is a tale for our times.

Reid Hoffman (CEO/Linkedin)

Gallagher captures the remarkable journey of Airbnb exceedingly well; she takes readers from its earliest and scrappiest days through becoming an enduring company with a brand beloved by millions around the world.

Tony Hsieh (CEO/Zappos)

Leigh Gallagher has written a compelling history of Airbnb’s journey from a crazy, it-will-never-work idea to becoming a totally disruptive force.

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