![]() ![]() And if we have a company that is entrepreneurial in spirit, we will be able to take our next “(wo)man on the moon” leap.” - Brian Cheskey People can be independent and autonomous. When the culture is strong, you can trust everyone to do the right thing. The stronger the culture, the less corporate process a company needs. Though he naturally became the leader of the company, he values the Airbnb culture above all else: “Why is culture so important to a business? Here is a simple way to frame it. The guy who said he’d amount to nothing revolutionized the global hospitality industry. Fast forward 12 years and Airbnb is worth $31bn with Brian steering the ship as CEO. Within a few months, another friend joined them and was created. Such a simple idea had legs and Brian knew it. ![]() ![]() Their cheap and cheerful hosting, with air mattresses and Pop-Tarts, worked a treat. When a design conference led to local hotels being fully booked, they spotted the opportunity to let people stay for the weekend for a small fee. Times were tough and he and his roommate Joe Gebbia were frantically thinking of ways to make some money. Yet 8 years later, he could be forgiven for believing his own words when he couldn’t afford rent in his San Francisco apartment as an unemployed designer. ![]() “I’m sure I’ll amount to nothing” - Brian Cheskyīrian Chesky’s high school yearbook message could not have been more wrong. ![]()
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