We start with the perfect experience and then work backward. That's how we're going to continue to be successful. — Brian Chesky Being successful Copy Share Image
In June, 2010, I moved out of my apartment and I have been mostly homeless ever since, — Brian Chesky 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 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 Copy Share Image
Our shared vision of belonging is the thread that weaves through every touchpoint on Airbnb. — Brian Chesky Belonging 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
A company's culture is the foundation for future innovation. An entrepreneurs job is to build the foundation — Brian Chesky Business 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
I think the next big thing in music, and it's kind of because I come from the tech industry, is actually, I… — Brian Chesky 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
If you want to create a great product, just focus on one person. Make that one person have the most amazing experience… — Brian Chesky Amazing 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 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
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 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
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 Copy Share Image
Somebody asked me 'what's the job of a CEO', and there's a number of things a CEO does. What you mostly do… — Brian Chesky Being successful 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 Copy Share Image
What I've been surprised by is not how different people are, but how similar they are. There are certain types of Airbnb… — Brian Chesky 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
Whatever the press is talking about, they want to keep talking about it. So instead of asking yourself, 'How can I get… — Brian Chesky 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
Every day I would wake up and think, 'Today is another missed opportunity to do something important.' After enough days like this,… — Brian Chesky Business Copy Share Image
I had to learn to get comfortable in a role of ambiguity where I had to seek out advisers and learn quickly. — Brian Chesky Copy Share Image
Build something 100 people love, not something 1 million people kind of like. — Brian Chesky 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
Culture is simply a shared way of doing something with passion. — Brian Chesky Culture Copy Share Image
Never assume you can't do something. Push yourself to redefine the boundaries. — Brian Chesky Boundaries 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
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
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
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 Copy Share Image
