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Get somewhere with Basecamp. Welcome to first-time founders. I'm Ed Ellson. It started in 2007 with an air mattress in a cramped

San Francisco apartment. The rent was due. Hot hotels were booked up for a local design conference,

and two roommates had an idea. What if they charged guests to sleep on the floor? That weekend,

three strangers stayed in their living room, and an industry was quietly born. My next guest

helped turn that idea into a platform that has redefined travel. Today it has grown into a

global network of over 8 million active listings and 5 million hosts spanning more than 150,000

cities in 220 countries. It has welcomed over 2 billion guests and in the process it's upended

the traditional hospitality industry and reshaped how people experience

new places. This is my conversation with Nathan Blacharsik, co-founder and chief strategy officer

of Airbnb. Nathan, thank you so much for joining me on the program. Thanks, Ed. Really excited

to be here on First Time Founders.

So everyone knows what Airbnb is,

and usually on this program,

I feel like I need to give context for what it is you do and what it is you've built.

I'm not going to do that

because everyone knows what it is,

and it's a testament to what you've built.

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