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
In organizations (or even in a society) where culture is weak, you need an abundance of heavy, precise rules and processes. — Brian Chesky Abundance 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
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
The culture is what creates the foundation for all future innovation. If you break the culture, you break the machine that creates… — Brian Chesky Computers 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 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 Copy Share Image
[On culture] It's living the core values when you hire; when you write an email; when you are working on a project;… — Brian Chesky 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
No matter how certain I am about some culture or some group of people, my opinions are only as accurate as the… — Brian Chesky Copy Share Image
Think of the imagination as a giant stone from which we carve out new ideas. As we chip away, our new ideas… — Brian Chesky Copy Share Image
The second thing I had to do was not to be reluctant as a leader...And when I started doing that, I realized… — Brian Chesky 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
Customers are willing to try new things, and if you can survive, you will have fewer competitors. It's like entering the eye… — Brian Chesky 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 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
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 Ceos 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
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
The American dream, what we were taught was, grow up, own a car, own a house. I think that dream's completely changing.… — Brian Chesky America Copy Share Image
The stronger the culture, the less corporate process a company needs. When the culture is strong, you can trust everyone to do… — Brian Chesky Autonomous Copy Share Image