Interview With Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky | Fortune

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky discusses how it got started, the future of the business, and globalization.
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[@adamthedev]

His charisma is through the roof... I only wanted to flick through the video and I can't stop listening to him

[@rmw090]

Just by the way he talks you can tell he is incredibly intelligent

[@xxxuchihairl9732]

are you being sarcastic

[@angelsancheese]

Brian if you are having issues with big cities, do what uber did, threaten to leave those cities so that all of your host and users of that city protest and vote on getting those politics CHANGED to allow airbnb to continue business and change the world for the better

[@danabram]

Airbnb is not the first couchsurfing website, he didn't invent the concept he just had better coding experience and funding and execution.

[@mistersimorgh1537]

D. A. Still they are impressive for being able to execute

[@hanniacorena7657]

But I don’t want to stay on a couch, I want to have all the accommodations😂

[@Rassy_]

He was a designer...never a coder

[@jaymehta4592]

Keep crying

[@jeffreysanchez8324]

Pretty obvious when you hear him speak as to why he's successful

[@lorenzmuller3542]

Please share your answer...

[@cococast8172]

hhj

[@dwcromartie9280]

@@lorenzmuller3542 Because he appears like a introverted nerd.

[@abhishekkaushik8199]

@@dwcromartie9280 Nah, he doesn't look like introverted at all. Clean direct answers, confident, fidgeting around, not able to sit still (means he is an active person), tries to crack jokes. He's probably somewhat an extrovert

[@EdgarMedina]

Several great advise for entrepreneurs, in this interview to the airbnb founder.

[@salvatorepluchino4453]

Great way from a ceo 👨‍💼 way of speaking

[@SonAyoD]

Great interview

[@hsnse]

Love Brian Chesky ! Very suave, smart and bold ...

[@denisereadstarot]

This needs more views

[@randomnyss2011]

I mean people sleep with strangers through multiple apps, why can't they stay for the night while traveling... 🤪

[@virgentina4757]

Hello world Merry Christmas EVERYONE else Guys amazing speech fantastic both of you guys GOD Bless US Peace ✌️✌️👍😍😍🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@ecempicakci3489]

I wanna ask one question, a real one ! I am an Airbnb host and I am living in Toronto. One of the guest who booked my place for quarantine stopped by Montreal airport border officers and given 2 option , Quarantine in Quebec province or deport. I was his only contact in the Country and he asked my help. I did. I trusted a guy whom I never met before and made a booking $600 for his 14 day quarantine stay in Montreal. This is his 2nd day of stay. I received a message from Airbnb and it says they are not supporting this reservation anymore and cancelled, without giving a reason. I am at home , you are at home , our families at home , Where are you Brian ? where is Airbnb ? Are you busy with making another dramatic video that how you care about others health ?

[@vincent_hall]

California Adventure by Disney Land: How did they break the first law of marketing? Don't make anything before you check if the market wants that thing. I'm tiny and inexperienced in business, but I know that about marketing.

[@jahnavireddy7513]

inspirational interview, happy for him but he should check on his body language

[@AsaelBaez]

Aviation, that's awesome!

[@ravindertalwar553]

Life is just to Love and to be Loved 💕 Love alone can Conquer the World.

[@sandeepkalantre8609]

Great

[@myaparker]

You must have a unique insight I hundred percent agree

[@shecomments6106]

INSPIRATIONAL!!!!!

[@reneelynn3949]

Anyone know HOW he got the first 3 tenants to stay in his friend's apartment? I can never find the answer!

[@aishak25]

they put up a website during a time when a conference was happening so all the hotels were booked out and then the 3 tenants used the website

[@HiDefinition1080p]

It's really interesting.

[@youarehere1251]

I used to stay at Airbnb a lot, not anymore. I found the reviews are too reserve and not telling the truth because the renters are afraid getting bad reviews from the hosts. Too much dos’s and don’t’s and clean up. Also security is a concern. Now i just check in the hotel, got daily room service and amenities, check out when I’m done.

[@Baqsam99]

My policy in life is hotels for short term and Airbnb for long term (mainly to cook).

[@goldbrick2563]

I stayed once in boston, it was weird to be in a small apartment building on residential street where everyone is a long term tenant. Felt like not supposd to be there. Also the apartment was not clean up to hotel standard. It was weird to use someone else fridge w/their stuff in it and see all their personal things in the apt. This was in the earlier days, 2016 maybe. Now u can rent spaces taht are strictly for air bnbs

[@khabriali9453]

Nice

[@user-jv2bo9wn1p]

Life is just to Love and to be Loved Love alone can Conquer the World.

[@freddycastellanos3783]

I guess were booking our flights on Airbnb...

[@51tomtomtom]

Suggestion to Airbnb : a plan of the places instead some stupid vases and flowers floating deco things . How about inserting a simple tool to create a plan ????!

[@qentrepreneurship9987]

Great interview....great compnay

[@simaj41]

Amazing Titicaca How can be great company?!!!!!! Bed for hotels and B&b. Large companies taking over !!!!

[@platoscavealum902]

▶️19:25🔮 end-to-end trips, experiences 🕸 👍 $ABNB 📈

[@BigDataLogin]

Cool

[@williamlee7119]

cereal entrepreneur lol

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security issue...

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[@godfathers2195]

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[@paquitoperez2116]

It would be nice if Airbnb would align with all the major tourisms actors and remove their fees if the trip is cancelled. It is definitely quite unfair to keep the money of a deal that just couldn't go through. So far, Airbnb is not moving anywhere near such a measure. Is money the only thing they understand? It had to come from the U.S.A. for sure...

[@flair5469]

At the end of the day he’s living the best life he could care less not saying your wrong but unless billions of people share the same opinion Airbnb isn’t changing a thing

[@spreebeautyindustry]

Handsome CEO 😍😘

[@BruceWayne-kw4zx]

He loves his water

[@MegaLakeStar]

as he should

[@Jejdjejbfjf]

What does it seem like he is always looking down though...

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I need you to assist me to create something new Challenging Uber and Lyft?

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What's up Let's do something Wine.

[@ennio7105]

This guy has pretty strange body language, but good interview anyway

[@instinct94]

this guy is the embodiment of introvertism

[@paquitoperez2116]

I so agree with you.. I thought it was only me... but I guess more people see it too. Freaky!!

[@platoscavealum902]

Some individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder have hard time with eye contact. (I’m not sure if that’s exactly the case here... just that it’s possible that Chesky is on the spectrum... speculative.)

[@goldbrick2563]

Air bnb is for extroverts, the rentals if the host is there for your stay

[@hectorvillalpando5675]

Weed and brew brought me here

[@pr3ttypimpcess]

He’s such an inspiration but we’d love to see more female CEO’s and entrepreneurs being featured too.

[@FunnnyCompilations]

There would be more female CEO's featured if there was more. Women make up about less than 1% of all entrepreneurs at this level

[@platoscavealum902]

▶️19:25🔮 end-to-end trips, experiences 🕸 👍 $ABNB 📈

[@AlexisMarquez-fq2bn]

Jf9 black ⚫️

[@osvaldomena1172]

I thought it said Airbus 🤣

[@guinthehouse]

Bad interviewer, but great Entrepreneur...

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guinthehouse totally agree with you

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[@amanahmed6057]

CEO is very of shy nature he is not seeing in interviewers .eyes..............

[@platoscavealum902]

Some individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have hard time with eye contact. (I’m not sure if that’s exactly the case here... just that it’s possible that Chesky is on the spectrum... speculative.)

[@nicolasmorin9539]

Why the angels back in 2008 refused to invest vs 2009 when they accepted. what changed in between ? the idea still the same !

[@rl1900]

I read that they kept persisting and eventually had some Funds from cereal stint which impressed one of the angel investor and he invested in them.. Also there could be improvement in operation and techside

[@user-hu8vb9vn3o]

Make story long

[@AlexSkyZ8]

she's hot

[@abhishekkaushik8199]

Such a bland host and crowd, so dull. All of them lack a sense of humour, Brian was cracking jokes and I am not sure any of them even got it. Overall it was a great knowledge sharing session from Brian.

[@jiminlovesux]

hes angry that they are doing the interview at the hotel lmao and yea, he's lying, he ain't staying at airbnbs, he was at a 5 star hotel lmao stop the cap

[@HC-qe8ii]

Brilliant way to crash his competitors hahaha , they are crying , don't drink the water drink those losers' tear.

[@meiomi5892]

No offence but he needs to learn how to sit and look confident

[@vincent_hall]

Wait! Crimea is a country? I thought it was Ukrainian, became part of Russia?! Ah, disputed: Most recognise it as Ukraine, Russia administrates it.

[@shaheryarkhan1652]

Well seems like you need another edit now

[@alexanderarnold4810]

This isn't the true CEO.

[@simaj41]

Greedy air bnb Affects on so many other business

[@boot-strapper]

yeah, consumers should have less choices! Screw the consumer.

[@huntergoertz6134]

Lol stupid

[@simaj41]

Disgusting

[@monotheist..]

have unique insight abaout the field good idea good product good market easy investor dont quit bootstrap secret knwoledge of universe unique insight unfair advantage good product that bring value and useful to the world huge market demand for the product huge need huge want huge problme huge frustatiin demand for the porduct get user feedback listen user feedback best team best ceo best porduct best market innovation do people want it do peoeple want it desire it

[@earlaweese]

*Brian’s a homosexual.*