Airbnb CEO: “Airbnb Was Worth $100 BILLION & I Was Lonely & Deeply Sad!”

If you enjoyed hearing from Brian Chesky about the highs and lows of creating the world’s biggest brands, I recommend you listen to my conversation with Spotify founder, Daniel Ek, here: This podcast is also available in French & Spanish, to change switch audio track settings on the video. 0:00 Intro 01:30 👶 Early Context 07:10 🌍 Creating A World Where I Can Fit In 09:14 💼 Dealing With My Addiction To Work 15:52 🚪 Being Lonely As An Entrepreneur 17:30 🤝 Rediscovering & Building Back Up Connections 21:05 🤝 The Power Of Connections With others 23:48 ⏳ Embracing Life’s Finite Nature 28:41 🚀 Start Small, Dream Big: Scaling Strategies Of Airbnb 32:40 🎨 The Power Of Creativity In Business 42:45 📊 Balancing Data & Creativity 42:59 🌍 Designing a Better Tomorrow 45:33 📉 Pushing Past Multiple Rejections When Building Airbnb 50:13 💼 The Benefits Of A Founder Led Company 56:27 🌱 The Importance Of Culture & How To Bring The Best Out Of People 1:04:03 🎭 How To Be A Great Leader 1:06:36 💪 Airbnb’s Darkest Moment 1:20:26 🏔️ Airbnb’s IPO 1:25:46 💑 Rekindling Old Relationships, The Importance Of Staying Connected 1:26:36 💔 Dating Dilemmas As An Entrepreneur 1:28:45 🏠 Airbnb’s Vision 1:30:38 🌍 Combatting Loneliness with Connection Follow Brian: Instagram: Twitter: Listen on: Apple podcast - Spotify - Join this channel to get access to perks: FOLLOW ► Instagram: Twitter: Linkedin: Sponsor: Huel: Shopify: