TIP503: The Story of Airbnb and Brian Chesky
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
- 04:38 - How Airbnb originally started and its keys to becoming a $60 billion company.
- 07:13 - Why getting into Y-Combinator was the critical turning point for Airbnb to get off the ground.
- 11:40 - How their transition to selling specialty breakfast food helped keep them from going bankrupt.
- 21:13 - Growth hacks Nate Blecharczyk used to help grow the company in the early days.
- 29:12 - Airbnb’s biggest hurdles and challenges to becoming a big tech player.
- 30:39 - Advantages Airbnb has over hotels in the hospitality industry.
- 33:55 - How Chesky ensured Airbnb would become a stronger business through the pandemic despite losing 80% of their business practically overnight.
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
- Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members.
- Tune into the recent We Study Billionaire’s episode covering the Hedging Inflation.
- Learn about Ray Dalio's Book - Big Debt Crises.
- Leigh Gallagher’s book: The Airbnb Story.
- Robert Leonard’s interview with Travis Zappia on Airbnb Short-Term Rental Investing.
- Tune into Clay Finck chatting with Rihard Jarc about Airbnb’s stock at the end of this episode.
- Follow Clay on Twitter.
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