Nick's Non-fiction

Welcome back for another episode of Nick’s Non-fiction with your host Nick Muniz! In The Airbnb Story, Leigh Gallagher details the unlikely story of two lax bros fresh out of RISD knocking on heavens door for angel investors. With the simple concept of classing up websites like Craigslist and Couch-surfing, Gebbia and Chesky corralled a $100B evaluation within twelve years now employing over 6,000 people. These two entrepreneurial mates raised a baby together detailing every step of its spree into adulthood. Hiring their first engineer was like designing the DNA for the company as the two aim to be a tier one tech company like Apple. After surviving the staggering infant mortality rate of small business they were onto the investors launchpad then shot into the stratosphere. Airbnb declared victory in its firefight of publicity when Obama showered them with compliments to a Cuban business relations committee. Even with black Jesus’s blessing, the onslaught of civic attacks continue as lawmakers create “minim