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Nic and Rach shared on Anecdotes Jan 2015
www.airbnb.com/groups/content/content-101629
Nic and Racha year ago
I thought I'd share this important event " The fate of Airbnb in the City of Raleigh"
All across the country, the "sharing economy" is challenging traditional systems. While some say this new tech-driven economic force is disrupting existing systems and causing conflict, others see it as a powerful new set of social and economic opportunities that should be fostered and embraced. In fact, Raleigh is quickly becoming one national epicenter of this debate as local citizens, local businesses and entrepreneurs, and elected officials decide the local fate of one of the most decorated shared-economy companies: Airbnb, which was just named "Company Of The Year" a month ago by INC. Magazine.Spawned by a citation of local Airbnb host Gregg Stebben, Raleigh City Council must now decide if Airbnb has a place to operate legally within the city. And if so, what does that operation look like? And if no, what will the impact be on tourism, entrepreneurship, job growth and other crucial economic factors in Raleigh? Is Airbnb an 'either we do or we don't' conversation or is it an 'and' conversation? In the bigger picture, how does this decision affect our hard-fought and established brand as a city of innovation? Could this decision impact the City's ability to attract new tech companies for relocation to Raleigh, and affect current tech companies' abilities to hire and retain top creative talent? What about the precedence being set for future technologies?The magnitude of this city council decision is important to the citizens of Raleigh and has implications for the future of our entrepreneur-friendly city. It's time for a conversation. So, we're gathering local Airbnb hosts and guests along with the tech and entrepreneurial community to come together for a discussion. In addition, all of Raleigh City Council and the Mayor have been invited to attend this panel-driven (email hidden) the Panel:Gregg Stebben is a tech journalist and editor at MEN'S HEALTH Magazine, as well as the radio voice of MEN'S HEALTH on radio stations all across the US. He has also been the radio spokesman for many other tech and digital brands that include Best Buy, Quicken, TurboTax, and Huffington Post. He joins this town hall meeting via video conference from the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.Max Pomeranc is the Public Policy Manager for Airbnb. As a senior spokesperson for Airbnb Max brings a direct voice from the company into the local conversation. He has a background in campaign management, public relations, communications, public-private partnerships, social policy, intergovernmental relations, and government affairs.Justin Miller is a former IBMer turned entrepreneur. As a founder of deja mi and WedPics, Justin has rapidly become a driving force in the Raleigh entrepreneurial community. Justin faced his own battle with city regulations as he grew his startup in the basement of his home. With the recent announcement of a $4.5M round of funding, Justin is leading WedPics to the next level of success.Bill Spruill has spent the past 12 years living and building businesses in Raleigh. As a serial entrepreneur and angel investor, he is a current board member and past employee with the Council for Entrepreneurial Development right here in the Triangle. Although he travels the globe to tech centers, Bill brings a truly Raleigh voice to this conversation having participated in the renaissance of downtown as well as the growth of the region as a entrepreneurial tech hub.
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Andreaa year ago
Greg. Max. Justin. Bill.
Anyone else notice the distinct lack of female voices?
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Nic and Racha year ago
Totally agree... we need someone like you and Deborah to be in the panel a strong woman that can voice out and stand firm for the good of the city, revenue, tourist and economy. unfortunately, the female hosts are somewhat in the low key but mostly attending the Town Hall Meeting for their support.
Andrea
Andreaa year ago
That is unfortunate, I think. I think one of the wonderful things about this work is how cross generational, cross gender, class and ethnicity, cross everything, it is :-) that being said, I do think it gets more credibility to the entire sharing economy do have a mix of voices particularly when dealing with these kind of important issues at this level. I'm in Boston. And have spoken to many people at the state level. So far there are no regulations or decision-making in process that they know of.
Deborah
Deboraha year ago
Thanks for letting us all know about this! I hope things go well in Raleigh for AIrbnb hosts!!
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Nic and Racha year ago
I hope so too ... Thanks Deborah.
Deborah
www.airbnb.com/groups/content/content-101629
Nic and Racha year ago
I thought I'd share this important event " The fate of Airbnb in the City of Raleigh"
All across the country, the "sharing economy" is challenging traditional systems. While some say this new tech-driven economic force is disrupting existing systems and causing conflict, others see it as a powerful new set of social and economic opportunities that should be fostered and embraced. In fact, Raleigh is quickly becoming one national epicenter of this debate as local citizens, local businesses and entrepreneurs, and elected officials decide the local fate of one of the most decorated shared-economy companies: Airbnb, which was just named "Company Of The Year" a month ago by INC. Magazine.Spawned by a citation of local Airbnb host Gregg Stebben, Raleigh City Council must now decide if Airbnb has a place to operate legally within the city. And if so, what does that operation look like? And if no, what will the impact be on tourism, entrepreneurship, job growth and other crucial economic factors in Raleigh? Is Airbnb an 'either we do or we don't' conversation or is it an 'and' conversation? In the bigger picture, how does this decision affect our hard-fought and established brand as a city of innovation? Could this decision impact the City's ability to attract new tech companies for relocation to Raleigh, and affect current tech companies' abilities to hire and retain top creative talent? What about the precedence being set for future technologies?The magnitude of this city council decision is important to the citizens of Raleigh and has implications for the future of our entrepreneur-friendly city. It's time for a conversation. So, we're gathering local Airbnb hosts and guests along with the tech and entrepreneurial community to come together for a discussion. In addition, all of Raleigh City Council and the Mayor have been invited to attend this panel-driven (email hidden) the Panel:Gregg Stebben is a tech journalist and editor at MEN'S HEALTH Magazine, as well as the radio voice of MEN'S HEALTH on radio stations all across the US. He has also been the radio spokesman for many other tech and digital brands that include Best Buy, Quicken, TurboTax, and Huffington Post. He joins this town hall meeting via video conference from the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.Max Pomeranc is the Public Policy Manager for Airbnb. As a senior spokesperson for Airbnb Max brings a direct voice from the company into the local conversation. He has a background in campaign management, public relations, communications, public-private partnerships, social policy, intergovernmental relations, and government affairs.Justin Miller is a former IBMer turned entrepreneur. As a founder of deja mi and WedPics, Justin has rapidly become a driving force in the Raleigh entrepreneurial community. Justin faced his own battle with city regulations as he grew his startup in the basement of his home. With the recent announcement of a $4.5M round of funding, Justin is leading WedPics to the next level of success.Bill Spruill has spent the past 12 years living and building businesses in Raleigh. As a serial entrepreneur and angel investor, he is a current board member and past employee with the Council for Entrepreneurial Development right here in the Triangle. Although he travels the globe to tech centers, Bill brings a truly Raleigh voice to this conversation having participated in the renaissance of downtown as well as the growth of the region as a entrepreneurial tech hub.
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Deb
Andrea
Julie and Eric
Andrea
Andreaa year ago
Greg. Max. Justin. Bill.
Anyone else notice the distinct lack of female voices?Reply Like 2 replies•1 like
Nic and Rach
Nic and Racha year ago
Totally agree... we need someone like you and Deborah to be in the panel a strong woman that can voice out and stand firm for the good of the city, revenue, tourist and economy. unfortunately, the female hosts are somewhat in the low key but mostly attending the Town Hall Meeting for their support.
Andrea
Andreaa year ago
That is unfortunate, I think. I think one of the wonderful things about this work is how cross generational, cross gender, class and ethnicity, cross everything, it is :-) that being said, I do think it gets more credibility to the entire sharing economy do have a mix of voices particularly when dealing with these kind of important issues at this level. I'm in Boston. And have spoken to many people at the state level. So far there are no regulations or decision-making in process that they know of.
Deborah
Deboraha year ago
Thanks for letting us all know about this! I hope things go well in Raleigh for AIrbnb hosts!!
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Nic and Rach
Nic and Racha year ago
I hope so too ... Thanks Deborah.
Deborah
