Brad Stone's 2017 account of how Uber and Airbnb transformed their industries — tracing the founding stories, growth, and early battles with regulators of the two most consequential sharing economy startups.
Creates the comparative narrative of platform disruption — The Upstarts traces how Uber and Airbnb used the same regulatory playbook (move fast before regulators could respond, then use customer pressure to fight back when they did) to transform transportation and hospitality.
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