Airbnb’s promise then and now
TL:DR;
- Airbnb has undeniably caused friction as legislation and regulation catches up to a new category in the hotel industry.
This podcast was originally published in
Harvard Business Review.
In this episode of HBR’s podcast After Hours, Professors Youngme Moon, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, and Mihir Desai debate Airbnb’s how well the company is managing growth amid backlash from cities like New York City.
“There are these amazing network economics, it’s distrupting an interesting industry, and it’s got this great origin story … I am worried it’s too good to be true.”
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Youngme is the Donald K. David Professor of Business at Harvard Business School.
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Felix is the Andreas Andresen Professor of Business Administration in the strategy unit.
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Mihir is the Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance at Harvard Business School, a professor at Harvard Business School Online, and a professor of law at Harvard Law School.
