Idle Housing Sharing

Huateng Ma, Xiaorong Zhang, Yi Sun and Xiongshan Cai
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Huateng Ma: Tencent Research Institute
Xiaorong Zhang: Tencent Research Institute
Yi Sun: Tencent Research Institute
Xiongshan Cai: Tencent Research Institute

Chapter Chapter 7 in The Chinese Sharing Economy, 2021, pp 61-71 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In October 2007, Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky, two unknown college graduates, lived in a rented loft in San Francisco. A conference to be held there attracted many exhibitors and tourists, leading to an extreme short supply of hotel accommodation. The two students came across an idea: renting their living room in the loft to tourists for covering their rental for the loft. Acting without delay, Gebbia made the arrangment for the rental space: A few idle inflatable mattresses were laid out in the living room as the beds while Chesky log on to the local website to advertising their rental space. Everything went well.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-33-6494-3_7

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