Brian Chesky
Co-founder and chief executive of Airbnb.
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Remote work and flexibility will likely become the main way people work within ten years.
Similarly, today’s startups have embraced remote work and flexibility, and I think this will become the predominant way that we all work 10 years from now.
news.airbnb.comSaid 28 Apr 2022This on korrents
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When cutting jobs, communicate decisions only once every detail is settled, because partial transparency can make things worse.
Wait to communicate any decisions until all details are landed -- transparency of only partial information can make matters worse.
news.airbnb.comSaid 5 May 2020This on korrents
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Remote work and flexibility will likely become the main way people work within ten years.
Similarly, today’s startups have embraced remote work and flexibility, and I think this will become the predominant way that we all work 10 years from now.
Airbnb’s design to live and work anywhere Said 28 Apr 2022
The best people live everywhere, not in one area.
The best people live everywhere, not concentrated in one area.
Airbnb’s design to live and work anywhere Said 28 Apr 2022
Flexible work only works when you trust the people on your team.
For me, it’s simple: I trust you, and flexibility only works when you trust the people on your team.
Airbnb’s design to live and work anywhere Said 28 Apr 2022
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Video calls are good for keeping relationships, but not the best way to deepen them.
Zoom is great for maintaining relationships, but it's not the best way to deepen them.
Airbnb’s design to live and work anywhere Said 28 Apr 2022
Design the culture you want, or it will be designed for you.
I’ve always believed that you design the culture you want, or it will be designed for you.
Airbnb’s design to live and work anywhere Said 28 Apr 2022
When cutting jobs, communicate decisions only once every detail is settled, because partial transparency can make things worse.
Wait to communicate any decisions until all details are landed -- transparency of only partial information can make matters worse.
A Message from Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky Said 5 May 2020
A crisis brings clarity about what is truly important.
As I have learned these past eight weeks, a crisis brings you clarity about what is truly important.
A Message from Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky Said 5 May 2020
For Airbnb, the human part matters more than the travel.
The human part was always more important than the travel part.
A Message from Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky Said 5 May 2020
After the pandemic, travellers will want options closer to home, safer and more affordable.
People will want options that are closer to home, safer, and more affordable.
A Message from Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky Said 5 May 2020
Airbnb's business will fully recover from the pandemic, but the changes to it are not temporary.
While we know Airbnb’s business will fully recover, the changes it will undergo are not temporary or short-lived.
A Message from Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky Said 5 May 2020
Airbnb is about belonging, and love is at the centre of belonging.
What we are about is belonging, and at the center of belonging is love.
A Message from Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky Said 5 May 2020
Companies have a responsibility to improve society.
Companies have a responsibility to improve society, and the problems Airbnb can have a role in solving are so vast that we need to operate on a longer time horizon.
Open Letter to the Airbnb Community About Building a 21st Century Company Said 25 Jan 2018
A company should aim to survive the next century, not just the next quarter.
We think that a company should survive to see the next century, not just the next quarter.
Open Letter to the Airbnb Community About Building a 21st Century Company Said 25 Jan 2018
People are fundamentally good, and we are 99% the same.
And they have taught me two things: people are fundamentally good, and we are 99% the same.
Open Letter to the Airbnb Community About Building a 21st Century Company Said 25 Jan 2018
Technology has changed, but how companies are run has not.
Technology has changed a lot in my lifetime, but how companies run has not.
Open Letter to the Airbnb Community About Building a 21st Century Company Said 25 Jan 2018
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