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Know your industry's laws and regulations.
Airbnb has run into problems with local and national hospitality laws. Part of that comes from starting a tech company that must work with laws that don't consider the sharing economy - people as businesses. They didn't know whether to view Airbnb as a person or business. The best solution is knowledge and an open mind.
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MORE IDEAS ON THIS
Find role models
Chesky considers about 20 to 30 entrepreneurs as his mentors. Every time you don't know how to do something, there's someone else who does.
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Prioritise your core customers
Chesky says that it's better to have a hundred people that love your company than a million that sort of like it. A hundred people that like you will tell ten people. It is also easier to focus on the needs of a smaller core of customers.
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Solve a problem
Instead of trying to brainstorm startup ideas, look at your own life for a problem that needs solving.
Chesky says he learned the best ideas often comes from finding a solution for a personal problem.
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