By this time, Airbnb had already attracted countless investors.

In order to win her, William offered a sky-high price of $1 billion, which couldn't help but make people stunned, and those venture capitalists shook their heads and withdrew from the competition.

The rich lord really can't be provoked.

The acquisition of more than $1 billion on the Internet is also a big deal, and it immediately attracted the attention of the media.

Airbnb has been dubbed "EBay in Housing" by Time Magazine.

However, the tree is a big move.

Airbnb was acquired by William, which is equivalent to being acquired by Li Zetian, so many things related to Airbnb were magnified, and soon a business rival broke the scandal of Airbnb.

Airbnb B&B is equipped with a camera, and the landlord secretly shoots tenants~~ Love videos, so as to threaten money, and even pop up!"

"Airbnb is actually a 'covenant ~ cannon artifact', there are many landlords who do not take money from tenants, but ask tenants to accompany him every night to do some indescribable things, such as popping!"

“……”

The Airbnb scandal broke out, and the site became even more popular.

Some netizens said: "Wow! I didn't know there was an Airbnb website before, since I saw these news, I knew that there was such a awesome 'about~~ cannon artifact'! Hehe, I have a lot of empty rooms at home, which beauty wants to rent, it's free~~~"

"Damn, crazy, well-dressed beast, how can I install a camera in my room? No morality, so shameless! I've used Airbnb a few times, and although the experience is novel, the thought of being able to be secretly photographed makes me feel disgusting, and I'll never need Airbnb again!"

"Well, not all Airbnb hosts are so perverted. Many hotels actually have cameras installed in their rooms as well. So, when giving advice to everyone, whether you are using Airbnb or staying in a hotel, be careful, and it is best not to snap. Don't be afraid of 10,000, just in case. ”

"If you go to the hotel to open a room, then what are you going to the hotel for?"

“……”

At this time, the most depressed person is William, who never expected that he would have problems just after acquiring Airbnb.

"Jingle bell!"

Suddenly, the phone rang.

William answered the phone, and a voice said, "Mr. · Li, Airbnb has skyrocketed in sign-ups!

"Really?!" William was stunned, and the scandal could have caused Airbnb users to skyrocket? But in retrospect, this statistic may be true, but if Airbnb's reputation stinks, the company will quickly hit a ceiling and have limited room for growth.

Wave after wave of unevenness, and soon another scandal broke out.

"Shocked!! one of the hosts on Airbnb has been ransacked by travelers!"

As soon as the news came out, Airbnb couldn't help but make matters worse, and there was a major crisis of trust in the network, which seriously threatened the development of Airbnb.

William's head suddenly grew, "Oh shit, Airbnb has so many problems!!"

When William returned home, he felt very uncomfortable and had no appetite for food.

Li Zetian glanced at him and said, "Airbnb has a problem?"

"Yes, the ongoing scandals have led to a major crisis of trust in Airbnb, which, if not handled well, could lead to the decline of the Airbnb site!" William said with a worried face.

Li Zetian said lightly: "Since it is a crisis of trust, let's create some very valuable solutions to build a trust network." ”

"Yes, our team is trying to figure out a way!" William nodded, he looked up and saw his father, only to see that he was calm as usual, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, William couldn't help but think that his father was incompetent, and there must have been a solution to it a long time ago.

"Dad, you must have already thought of a solution, let's talk about it!" William courteously poured Li Zetian a glass of red wine.

Li Zetian smiled slightly and nodded: "I did think of a lot of ideas." ”

"Then hurry up!"

"Okay, though, I'll just say one thing, and the rest is up to you. ”

"OK, no problem. ”

Li Zetian pondered for a moment and said: "The way to build trust is actually very simple, such as creating a new 'identity verification' function, and establishing an effective endorsement by connecting with other social networks of travelers or homeowners such as Facebook, Weibo, WeChat, etc. You can also add authentication to Airbnb's platform to enable real-name verification and help build trust between travelers and hosts.

The other is to establish a real evaluation system. Because reviews come from both sides, hosts and guests are very worried that if they leave a genuine review that includes a negative, the other party will give them a negative review as well. To solve this problem, Airbnb should allow reviews to only be displayed at the same time when both parties have completed them. ”

Li Zetian paused, looked at William and said: "Trust is a problem that needs to be faced and dealt with for all products, but this problem is the most important for Airbnb!

1. The tenant's trust in the homeowner.

2. The landlord's trust in the landlord.

3. Mutual trust between tenants and landlords.

4. People's trust in Airbnb. ”

After hearing this, William couldn't help but admire his father, but at the same time smiled bitterly: "Dad, how do you know more about Airbnb than I do, I'm extremely ashamed!"

Li Zetian took a sip of red wine, smiled faintly, and did not speak.

William sighed in his heart, feeling that he could not surpass his father in his life.

Immediately after dinner, William went upstairs to sort out what Li Zetian had just said, and then contacted Airbnb's CEO, Joe Jebia, to launch these trust-building features.

Joe Jebia was shocked when he heard William's story: "As the founder and CEO of Airbnb, I don't know as much about Airbnb as the other party. Thankfully, it was acquired, otherwise, if there were such a strong competitor, Airbnb would not be its opponent!"

After half a ring, Joe Jabia spoke, "Okay, Mr. Li, I believe that with your words tonight, the crisis of confidence in Airbnb will be resolved soon!"

"Well, it's best if you can do that!"

With that, William hung up.

A week later, the Airbnb website and app were updated. The new Airbnb has established a very useful trust mechanism, which has immediately received the support and favor of many people, and the business volume has increased rapidly!

Airbnb came back to life, and William finally breathed a sigh of relief.

So I turned my attention to Uber and bike-sharing.

William not only wants to make Uber a ride-hailing app, but also wants to add bike-sharing to it. This does not seem to be a contradiction, because they all solve people's travel problems, which should be more conducive to the development of Uber.

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