41 Quotes by Nathan Blecharczyk

We want to strike the right balance between the governments and our users. If there are concerns, we can work together.

We don't want to go starting completely separate businesses that do nothing for our user base.

I like to keep things simple.

I think we've always thought that it's important to have a positive relationships with local government rather than taking a confrontational kind of stance.

We're really creating a whole different kind of travel experience. One that really celebrates the different places, different cultures, the different cities and immerses you in that culture.

Talking to hosts and asking them, 'What does Airbnb mean to you?'... I get amazingly heartfelt stories about the people that they met, about the money that they earned, about the mindset of empowerment they got through this and how they then applied that to their own business.

We have to be careful that we don't have so much regulation that would prevent all of the people who are benefiting from Airbnb to benefit.

When we founded Airbnb in 2008, our dream was to help create a world where you could belong anywhere, and that vision has taken root in almost every country in the world.

I cannot deny that there are unavoidable, day-to-day tradeoffs between being a parent and a professional. There are only so many hours in a day.