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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
[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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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