Airbnb canceled booking, saying city rejected license number
I think this is a good example of how playing the hardline, aggressive &quot;disruptor&quot; can backfire.<p>I&#x27;ve talked to the Airbnb founders a few times, and they&#x27;re probably the most passionate founders I&#x27;ve met. It&#x27;s clear that they believe in their vision 100%, even without the money (just look at their history of self-funding for years before they could attract VC interest).<p>But by refusing to cooperate with cities on some legitimate complaints (like a small number of hosts who own a ton of properties, which is even sketchy to me as a guest), they really brought this hardline pushback on themselves.