The stuff that matters in life is no longer stuff. It's other people. It's relationships. It's experience. Brian Chesky experiencelifelong Change image and share on social
The American dream, what we were taught was, grow up, own a car, own a house. I think that dream's completely changing. We were taught to keep up with the Joneses. Now we're sharing with the Joneses. Brian Chesky americancarchange Change image and share on social
Build something 100 people love, not something 1 million people kind of like. Brian Chesky buildkindlove Change image and share on social
I think the next big thing in music, and it's kind of because I come from the tech industry, is actually, I think it's the platform... Spotify is incredibly interesting. I think the platform is becoming the star. Brian Chesky bigincrediblyindustry share on social
I'm not saying the whole world will work this way, but with Airbnb, people are sleeping in other people's homes and other people's beds. So there's a level of trust necessary to participate that's different from an eBay or Facebook. Brian Chesky airbnbbedebay share on social
If you want to create a great product, just focus on one person. Make that one person have the most amazing experience ever. Brian Chesky amazecreateexperience Change image and share on social
In June 2010, I moved out of my apartment and I have been mostly homeless ever since, off and on. I just live in Airbnb apartments and I check in every week in different homes in San Francisco. Brian Chesky airbnbapartmentcheck Change image and share on social
When you start a company, it's more an art than a science because it's totally unknown. Instead of solving high-profile problems, try to solve something that's deeply personal to you. Ideally, if you're an ordinary person and you've just solved your problem, you might have solved the problem for millions of people. Brian Chesky artcompanydeeply share on social
Customers are willing to try new things, and if you can survive, you will have fewer competitors. It's like entering the eye of the storm. As long as you are strong enough to survive, you can end up in still water by yourself. Brian Chesky competitorcustomerend share on social
The office is the laboratory and meeting your users is like going into the field. You can't just stay in the lab. And it's not just asking users what they want, it's about seeing what they're doing. Brian Chesky fieldlablaboratory Change image and share on social