To what degree did Airbnb pass through the introduction stage and the early growth stage of the organizational life cycle in a manner consistent with the recommended handling of each stage provided in the chapter?

It all started because two aspiring designers needed money to pay their rent. It was October 2007, and Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia were sharing an apartment in San Francisco. There was an international design conference coming to town. The two noticed that on the conference’s website, all the hotels that were listed were sold out. The thought occurred to them that they could make money by renting out space in their apartment to people attending the conference.