Publications
Publications
- September 2011 (Revised March 2014)
- HBS Case Collection
Airbnb
By: Joseph B. Lassiter III and Evan W. Richardson
Abstract
Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, and Nathan Blecharczyk, the three founders of Airbnb, an online private accommodation rental market, stared at each other across the kitchen table in their San Francisco apartment. It was March of 2009. A single sheet of paper sat on the table in front of them. The three founders were on the verge of finishing the three month program at YCombinator (YC), a business accelerator located in Mountain View, CA.
Keywords
Entrepreneurship; Housing; Information Publishing; Private Ownership; Online Technology; Information Industry; San Francisco
Citation
Lassiter, Joseph B., III, and Evan W. Richardson. "Airbnb." Harvard Business School Case 812-046, September 2011. (Revised March 2014.)