Hirschhorn argues standard sharing economy background checks are highly imperfect
Aaron Hirschhorn · 20VC: Creating A Competitive Process Between VCs & Having Bill Gurley As A Board Member with Aaron Hirschhorn, Founder & CEO @ DogVacay · May 13, 2016 · at 20:20
Aaron Hirschhorn, founder and CEO of DogVacay, explains why relying solely on standard background checks is insufficient for high-stakes sharing economy platforms.
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“They've become table stakes for the sharing economy. Between you and me, and I guess all of our listeners, I think they're far from sufficient to really tell you that background checks are highly imperfect. They only look at a certain time frame. They only look at certain areas.”
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