Will Airbnb really going to go public this year? The company is apparently taking steps to do so. CEO Brian Chesky wrote in an email to employees Wednesday that the company was “resuming work” to go public. But there is reason to be skeptical. Chesky emphasized he still isn’t “committing” to an offering this year. Still his comment about resuming work is noteworthy because it was almost...
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