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BIZARRE: 6 - What They Never Told You

Paul Graham on the one quality startup founders need

It isn’t obvious who has it, noted the Y Combinator cofounder, but it's why he bet on Airbnb despite his doubts about the concept.

Here’s the Unusually Active Option to Buy to Ride Airbnb’s Outstanding Q1 2023 Results

Here’s the Unusually Active Option to Buy to Ride Airbnb’s Outstanding Q1 2023 Results

Airbnb reported Q1 2023 results on May 9. They were outstanding on both the top and bottom lines. The short-term rental platform continues to learn from guests and hosts. Here’s the unusually active option to buy to ride the excellent news.

Airbnb CEO: Bosses demanding office work likely 'going to Europe in August'

Airbnb CEO: Bosses demanding office work likely 'going to Europe in August'

Chesky suggested that the ability to hire from anywhere might be more useful than forcing everyone to work near a single office.

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What Airbnb's CEO learned about leadership after living in rentals for 6 months

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky spent the year hosting guests and renting Airbnbs. Here's what he learned.

Airbnb goes back to basics with renewed focus on private room rentals

New features on app to encourage travellers to consider renting single rooms rather than whole properties

The Guardian - UK

Airbnb will push rooms as low-cost option to house rentals

Airbnb is going back to its roots to cater to travelers who are growing more concerned with saving money

The Independent UK

Airbnb's CEO says a $40 cereal box changed the course of the multi-billion-dollar company

Airbnb's founders had trouble convincing early investors that people would want to stay with strangers. Then a $40 cereal box helped change their minds.

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Axios interview: Communicator spotlight on Jay Carney of Airbnb

Axios interview: Communicator spotlight on Jay Carney of Airbnb

Jay Carney has advised some of the most powerful people in the world — from President Obama to Jeff Bezos and now Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky.

The bad news: 2023 is likely to be even crazier. The good news: Tough times make leaders and businesses better

The bad news: 2023 is likely to be even crazier. The good news: Tough times make leaders and businesses better

Fortune's conversations with top CEOs share a common thread: Major crises make leaders more resilient.

Airbnb's CEO has a new way of describing the current state of the tech industry. And it's a twist of Warren Buffett's 'swimming naked'

Airbnb's CEO has a new way of describing the current state of the tech industry. And it's a twist of Warren Buffett's 'swimming naked'

“It’s like we’re all in a nightclub and the lights just came on,” Chesky said.

'Allow people to leave the company with dignity': How Airbnb CEO's job cuts stand in stark contrast to Meta and Twitter

'Allow people to leave the company with dignity': How Airbnb CEO's job cuts stand in stark contrast to Meta and Twitter

As tech layoffs continue, companies might learn some lessons from Airbnb—one of the first to cut jobs in the pandemic era.

Airbnb makes it easier to rent out your home

Airbnb makes it easier to rent out your home

Platform is adding superhost ‘mentoring’ and extra protection

The Independent UK

Brian Chesky is renting out his house on Airbnb

Brian Chesky is renting out his house on Airbnb

The billionaire founder of Airbnb is out to prove that listing a house on Airbnb isn't risky or hard by listing one room of his San Fransisco house.

Airbnb users heard ‘loud and clear’ as this dreaded feature gets the boot

Airbnb users heard ‘loud and clear’ as this dreaded feature gets the boot

Earlier this week Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky took to Twitter to announce major changes to some of the company’s most criticised policies.

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Airbnb knows you’re mad about surprise cleaning fees and it has a plan to fix the problem

“I’ve heard you loud and clear—you feel like prices aren’t transparent and checkout tasks are a pain,” Airbnb’s chief executive, Brian Chesky, said.

How companies should communicate layoffs

There’s no easy way to communicate layoffs or rescind offers, but there is a wrong way.

The Independent UK

Jay Carney, Amazon's top policy exec, leaves for Airbnb

The top policy and communications executive at Amazon and a one-time White House spokesman has been named the head of policy at Airbnb

Former White House press secretary Jay Carney hops from Amazon to Airbnb

Carney is among the nation's most powerful and prominent tech executives.

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Obama, Airbnb's Brian Chesky launch $100M in scholarships

The co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, Brian Chesky, has donated $100 million to the Obama Foundation to fund scholarships for students pursuing careers in public service and includes multiple stipends for travel

Airbnb unveils "biggest change...in a decade" with castle, treehouse categories

New "categories" let you find an offbeat property

Airbnb will let its employees live and work anywhere

Many people began working from Airbnbs during the pandemic. Now the company is shifting to a remote work model, allowing its employees to be located anywhere in the country they currently work in.

The Independent UK

Airbnb tells staff they can ‘live and work anywhere’ permanently

Employees will have the flexibility to travel and work anywhere without a reduction to their pay under Airbnb’s new approach

Airbnb To Let Employees 'Live And Work Anywhere' — But Here's The Fine Print

Starting in September, Airbnb Inc (NASDAQ: ABNB) employees will have the option to work from almost anywhere, the vacation rental company’s co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky wrote in a blog post on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Airbnb embraces home working with location-blind equal pay model

Firm to pay staff in US, UK and other countries flat rates regardless of their region’s living costs

The Conversation

Airbnb's Ukraine moment is a reminder of what the sharing economy can be

As desirable vacation destinations go, war-torn Ukraine must surely rate low. But in the first month of Russia’s invasion, Airbnb bookings in Ukraine boomed, as people around the world used the accommodation platform to channel more than US$15 million in donations to the country.

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