Brian Chesky
brian chesky bets airbnb's future on belonging over transactions, pledging half a billion toward housing crises while warning silicon valley that adaptability beats artificial intelligence
Brian Joseph Chesky (born August 29, 1981) is an American businessman and industrial designer and the co-founder and CEO of Airbnb. Chesky is the 290th richest person in the world according to Forbes, with a net worth of $9.2 billion, largely due to his 10 percent ownership stake in Airbnb. wikipedia →
12-month trajectory
interviews & talks
Brian Chesky: People Who Know What to Build With AI Will Pull Ahead
Airbnb CEO: “Airbnb Was Worth $100 BILLION & I Was Lonely & Deeply Sad!”
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky On The Founder’s Role & Bridging Silicon Valley’s AI Divide | The CEO Signal
Blitzscaling 18: Brian Chesky on Launching Airbnb and the Challenges of Scale
How Brian Chesky Is Redesigning Airbnb for the AI Era
recent news
emergency housing charity initiative
- Airbnb pledges $500M for more free emergency stays - timesdaily.com
- Airbnb Is Coughing Up $500M for Free Emergency Stays - Newser
- Let Them Eat Olive Spheres: Inside Airbnb’s Star-Studded Charity Gala - Vanity Fair
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ai workplace adaptation
- Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky warns two types of employees may struggle in AI era - Moneycontrol.com
- Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says two types of people may struggle to survive the AI era: Who are they? - Education Times
- Inspirational Quotes: Mike Ditka, Brian Chesky And Others - Investor's Business Daily
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communication style preferences
- Airbnb's Brian Chesky barely writes one email a week — while Uber's CEO expects weekend replies - Yahoo Finance
- Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky is done with email—and prefers this communication instead - Fast Company
- Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has an 'email problem'; does not remember the last email he wrote; says: I will r - The Times of India
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ai opportunities and optimism
- Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Wishes He Was 26 Again in AI Era: ‘The Tools Now Are So Much More Powerful’ - Yahoo Tech
- Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky Wishes He Was 26 Again in AI Era: ‘The Tools Now Are So Much More Powerful’ - Benzinga
- Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says ChatGPT made him wish he was in his 20s again: As amazing as Airbnb is, if I - The Times of India
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ai implementation at airbnb
- Airbnb’s CEO Was Drowning in Meetings. Then He Built an AI ‘Brain’ That Cut Them in Half. - Entrepreneur
- Rebuilding as an AI-Native Company - Skift
- Airbnb CEO Says AI Helped Solve a Problem Many CEOs Face: Not Knowing ‘What the Hell’s Going On’ Inside Their Companies - TradingView
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airbnb strategy and vision
- Airbnb CEO on Hotels, Cars, and Flights: ‘I Had to Get Over My Ideology’ - Skift
- Brian Chesky's Contrarian Approach to Airbnb Experiences: 'We’ve Now Started to Crack Locals' - Skift
- Designing the Impossible: Brian Chesky’s 11-Star Experience - Dealroom
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ai risks and perspectives
- Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky: 'Anti-AI is unfortunately becoming a bipartisan issue' - CNBC
- Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky spends 3 hours a day recruiting—he tells managers who don't like it to leave - Fortune
- Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky: AI is an existential risk to everyone, if we don't use it - CNBC
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