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Video: Airbnb’s co-founder Brian Chesky talks trust and alternative lodging with the BBC

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    For a site built largely upon the belief that people (or at least early adopters) are generally good, Airbnb is a model for how optimism can transform an industry.
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    Brian Chesky, chief executive and co-founder of the AirBnB accommodation booking site, talks to the BBC about the principles that lie behind his service.

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