Airbnb vs NYC | Operation Firestarter | 2

Business Wars

Wondery

History, Business, David Brown, Management

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

By 2013, New York’s Attorney General is coming for Airbnb. And hoteliers, hotel worker unions, affordable housing activists and politicians come together to form an alliance against the home-sharing startup. Airbnb fights back in the courtroom — and the court of public opinion. Airbnb is forced to launch an expensive battle to win over the hearts, minds and homes of New Yorkers.

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0:14.1	October 7, 2013 Early Monday morning at the Airbnb HQ in San Francisco.
0:30.5	Brian Chesky sits at his desk reviewing press coverage on his latest move.
0:35.4	A few days ago, he'd written a blog post telling New York City he supports Airbnb renters
0:41.1	paying a hotel occupancy tax.
0:44.4	His brown eyes scan the screen and a smile plays on his lips.
0:49.2	The writeups are positive.
0:51.4	His blog post laid out Airbnb's aim of helping regular folks and it made Airbnb sound
0:57.8	relatable.
0:59.5	Or so he thinks.
1:01.1	Brian, I got someone here for you.
1:06.0	If it's my 10 am, tell them to wait there early.
1:09.1	Ah, it's not them.
1:12.2	Chesky looks up.
1:13.7	Through the glass door to his office, he sees a man in a suit holding a mannela envelope.
1:19.2	Chesky's confused and annoyed but waves him in.
1:22.9	Brian Chesky?
1:23.9	Yes, that's me.
1:24.9	And who are you?
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