[vacri]

This isn't really true. AirBnB got to greatness by using a lot of shady tactics earlier on, and HN was split half-half on whether this was a good thing or not. History essentially forgot those shady tactics, and AirBnB is a gorilla now.

[smacktoward]

"The secret of great fortunes without apparent cause is a crime forgotten." -- Honoré de Balzac

[milesokeefe]

What were some of those shady tactics?

[vacri]

I can't remember the detail, just the arguments really. I recall things like misrepresenting themselves to people on craigslist and violating things like 'don't send me promotional material' settings.