How Airbnb Survived a Global Lockdown | Founder Brian Chesky

Brian Chesky is co-founder and CEO of the peer-to-peer lodging service Airbnb, named as one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2015.

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What We Discuss with Brian:

00:00 - Intro
00:28 - The Importance Of Looking Like A Leader
04:24 - The Story Of AirBnB
28:34 - How Cereal Saved AirBnB
38:03 - 4 Rules To Be A Successful Leader
45:48 - COVID Almost Killed AirBnB
1:00:11 - Being Successful Without Getting A Big Head
1:09:38 - Is AirBnB Ruining Local Communities?
1:18:31 - The Weirdest Customer Calls AirBnB Has Gotten Gets

Like the rest of us, Airbnb was thrown for a loop when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. It had such glorious plans for 2020 — none of which involved losing 80 percent of its business during the first eight weeks. But as co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky shares with us, some counterintuitive course corrections and startup culture savvy not only kept the company afloat, but ensured it was thriving by the time it went public for double the expected share price.

On this episode, Brian gives us some perspective on the decisions that had to be made during this tumultuous time, and how embracing crisis as a defining moment for the company rather than allowing it to be a catalyst for failure made all the difference. Listen, learn, and enjoy!

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