[jacquesm]

> Jacques, listen: Airbnb already called the grownups, and he made an even bigger mess.

I figure PG not talking to all parties is what caused the bigger mess.

> You're telling us to calm down, to not be so brash, but you should have asked for her permission.

I don't like witch hunts.

AirBNB has obviously done a lot of things wrong here but I think they can still recover from this if it gets handled 100% good from now on forward.

I agree, I should have asked for her permission, it never crossed my mind because I feel that it was the right thing to do, and because since PG is an investor he might as well have that information, it's not like he is an outsider to this whole affair, but he is uniquely positioned to see both sides of the story.

[ulisesroche]

Witch hunt? Who are we, the angry mob of white-knights, burning? I don't think anyone has taken extreme measures to persecute Airbnb, but Arrington was blamed out of the blue with little regard for actual guilt or innocence.

[danso]

I dont know you but I can only guess that you are indeed a sincere person with a good heart who wants to cut through the crap to right a wrong. I'm making this judgment because a devious person would never do what you just did and try to justify it publicly on HN.

But I hope you see how you have potentially mucked things up, and that if this doesn't add more fuel to the fire it's only because all the interested parties are enjoying their weekend. I admire your idealism but there are way too many moving parts and potential for miscommunication for someone to make an act of intervention based on his personal faith in one of the investors involved