Regulatory Crackdowns Drive More Businesses for Airbnb, Says CEO
Regulatory clampdowns have paradoxically driven more users to Airbnb, but the company continues working with municipal governments to negotiate regulations that protect consumers without impeding sharing, said CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky.
Regulatory clampdowns have paradoxically driven more users to Airbnb, but the company continues working with municipal governments to negotiate regulations that protect consumers without impeding sharing, said CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky.
“Every time some regulatory happens to dissuade people from using it, more people start using it,” he said speaking at South by Southwest. Use grew dramatically after New York City passed regulations in 2010 that put the New York-based company “in an extremely gray area.”
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