Airbnb being customer obsessive would involve much higher labor expenses and liability, which would be counter to the goal of its investors (especially investors from pre-IPO days).
The goal is to make a business out of the higher margin parts that scale easily, and leave the lower margin customer-obsessive parts to others.
The goal is to make a business out of the higher margin parts that scale easily, and leave the lower margin customer-obsessive parts to others.