The Business of Politics
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Joe Grebbia and Brian Chesky, of AirBed & Breakfast (which we’ve highlighted before), show up in the Wall Street Journal this morning in an article around small business and political affiliation. Here’s the start:
San Francisco entrepreneurs Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky are ardent supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. They’ve attended his rallies and have an Obama ‘08 poster hanging in the hallway of their apartment, and Mr. Chesky has donated to the campaign.
But when running their start-up, AirBed & Breakfast Inc. — a Web site that helps travelers find locals willing to rent them a spare bed — they keep mum about their politics. In fact, they’ve approached both presidential campaigns in hopes they will promote their site to supporters trekking to the national party conventions.
“We’re agnostic” when it comes to the business, says Mr. Gebbia, 26. “I think it’s important to keep our own political beliefs separate from the beliefs of the company, because our mission is to bring people together.”
Read the rest here. (All CritBuns jokes are banned in the comments, please.)
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