Culture is simply a shared way of doing something with passion. — Brian Chesky Culture Copy Share Image
Build something 100 people love, not something 1 million people kind of like. — Brian Chesky Kind Copy Share Image
It's better to have 100 people love you than to have 1,000,000 people like you. — Brian Chesky Inspirational Copy Share Image
Companies that hire employees..that are deeply passionate create companies that customers are really really passionate about, and those are the companies that… — Brian Chesky Brands Copy Share Image
Brand is really the connection between you and your customersif you have a very strong culture, then the brand will come through. — Brian Chesky Brands Copy Share Image
I think I've always been pretty shameless about seeking out people much smarter and much more experienced than me from the very… — Brian Chesky Always Copy Share Image
Unless you have fixed costs, you don't need any capital to create a prototype. Ideally, your co-founders, with sweat equity, can create… — Brian Chesky Costs Copy Share Image
Everyone's got a moment or two in their life where something happens and you make a decision and then your entire life… — Brian Chesky Decision Copy Share Image
When you are in someone's home, in their bed, you see the world from their eyes. You understand 'the other' is not… — Brian Chesky Eyes Copy Share Image
Designers + artists see potential in things where others do not. I think artists in many ways are the original entrepreneurs. — Brian Chesky Art Copy Share Image
There's no such thing as a good or bad culture, it's either a strong or weak culture. And a good culture for… — Brian Chesky Culture Copy Share Image
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… — Brian Chesky Art Copy Share Image
Culture is a thousand things, a thousand times. It's living the core values when you hire; when you write an email; when… — Brian Chesky Core values Copy Share Image
I think we go through our lives limiting our potential, and when times are tough, it's easy to convince ourselves that something… — Brian Chesky Create Copy Share Image
People don't use Airbnb overtly to trust people more. They use it because they want to get a better sense of the… — Brian Chesky Culture Copy Share Image
Whatever career you're in, assume it's going to be a massive failure. That way, you're not making decisions based on success, money… — Brian Chesky Assuming Copy Share Image
The people with the passports, the people who travel more, tend to be the most understanding. And it's ironic that the people… — Brian Chesky Opinions Copy Share Image
As children, we have vivid imaginations. We stay up late waiting for Santa Claus, dream of becoming president, and have ideas that… — Brian Chesky Children Copy Share Image
I'm not saying the whole world will work this way, but with Airbnb, people are sleeping in other people's homes and other… — Brian Chesky Bed Copy Share Image
Industrial design teaches empathy. Basically you have to put yourself in the shoes of the person you are designing for and you… — Brian Chesky Design Copy Share Image
The stuff that matters in life is no longer stuff. It's other people. It's relationships. It's experience. — Brian Chesky Experience Copy Share Image
People went to Dell for the computers, but they go to Apple for everything… That’s the difference between a transactional company and… — Brian Chesky Apples Copy Share Image
CEOs are often chief product officers. But for me to say I'm a chief product officer when my product is a community,… — Brian Chesky Chief Copy Share Image
Culture is so incredibly important because it is the foundation for all future innovation. People with passion can change the world, — Brian Chesky Change the world Copy Share Image
Travel is a new experience that can transport you out of your everyday routine to create memories with the ones you love. — Brian Chesky Everyday routine Copy Share Image
In June 2010, I moved out of my apartment and I have been mostly homeless ever since, off and on. I just… — Brian Chesky Apartment Copy Share Image
Airbnb is different from most brands. We're a community of individuals, and yet there's a consistency holding us together through the values… — Brian Chesky Belonging Copy Share Image
In summer of 2008, I meet a guy named Michael Seibel. And Michael Seibel says, 'There are these people called angels, and… — Brian Chesky Angel Copy Share Image
The office is the laboratory and meeting your users is like going into the field. You can't just stay in the lab.… — Brian Chesky Asking Copy Share Image
Having a clear mission and making sure you know that mission and making sure that mission comes through the company is probably… — Brian Chesky Business Copy Share Image
When we started Airbnb, I had no idea about the people we would meet or the friendships I would make. — Brian Chesky About Copy Share Image
I think the key that makes Airbnb is the fact that we're a community, not just a series of commodities. — Brian Chesky Community Copy Share Image
Our perception of time is really driven by our perception of the unfamiliar, vivid, and new. — Brian Chesky New Copy Share Image
