Too Long; Didn't Read
While it seems incredible to me, the fact is that Airbnb is now ten years old. The brainchild of Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia<a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/how-airbnb-was-founded-a-visual-history-2016-2?r=US&IR=T/" target="_blank"> was born</a> after the pair couldn’t afford the rent on their San Francisco loft apartment. Knowing a big tech conference was coming to town which would increase the price of hotels, they decided to rent out space in their lounge.