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Airbnb founder Brian Chesky on how to design a product for a million people “How do you make something for a million people? I don’t know where to start. But if you pick one person, study them, and take their journey, you can actually build something really personal. You can design something and keep iterating until the... See more

In 2011 there was crucible moment for @bchesky where a crisis happened at an Airbnb host property. He asked himself: What is the principled decision, not the business decision? They unveiled the $50,000 host guarantee and it spawned the greatest growth moment for the co ever https://t.co/6HAjheQ8di

Brian Chesky explains how Airbnb solved the chicken-and-egg problem “Marketplaces are incredibly defensible at scale, and maybe it’s because they’re incredibly hard to start. And the problem is simple - they call it the chicken and egg problem.” As Brian explains, it was tough to bootstrap A... See more

Exciting news! Owner has raised our $33m Series B. The round was led by Redpoint and Jack Altman. Restaurant owners are being crushed online by huge corporations. We’re using this cash to help them fight back. • ___LINEB... See more