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What Airbnb's Journey From Start to IPO Has Meant to Skift, and Me

Rafat Ali photo
Rafat Ali

Photo Credit: The Airbnb in Puerto Rico where Skift founder Rafat Ali stays with his family regularly. Skift / Rafat Ali

Skift Take

Skift since its own launch was the first media outlet to ask hard questions of Airbnb, and it has been amazing to document that journey of the company from start till its IPO day and beyond. My thoughts in an audio essay.

This morning, with Airbnb's IPO, the first book about this now-iconic brand that Skift has followed since our own founding in 2012 is coming to an end. It's been an incredible journey to follow, as a skeptical journalist, as an entrepreneur, and as a personal fan and heavy-user of the service. Airbnb's journey has infor

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