Description: In January 2009 the three founders of a little-known website called Airbedandbreakfast.com decided at the last minute to attend the inauguration of Barack Obama.

Source: Bloomberg.com

Date: Jan 26, 2017

Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2017-uber-airbnb-99-billion-idea/

Questions for discussion:

• Summarize how each company maneuvered past regulatory hurdles?
• How much of their success do you think was pure luck?