![]() ![]() The roommates ended up housing three people that weekend, offering up air mattresses and floor space, as well as Pop-Tarts for breakfast. When a design conference came to town in October 2007 and caused all the hotels to sell out, Gebbia pitched Chesky the idea of renting out their space to those who couldn't find a place to stay - a "designers bed and breakfast." The two unemployed grads soon ran out of cash. But shortly thereafter, he moved to San Francisco and in with Gebbia. We're going to start a company one day, and they're going to write a book about it."Īfter graduating from RISD, Chesky moved to Los Angeles to work as an industrial designer, for which he made $40,000 a year. Right before graduation, Gebbia reportedly pulled Chesky aside and said: "Before you get on the plane, there's something I need to tell you. ![]() At RISD, Chesky met Joe Gebbia, with whom he would eventually cofound Airbnb. In 1999, Chesky attended Rhode Island School of Design, where he served as captain of the hockey team and studied industrial design. "Earlier this year, he was happy to find out I'd be speaking at both my high school and college as the commencement speaker," Chesky wrote on Instagram in 2017. Chesky's high school yearbook quote was "I'm sure I'll amount to nothing." He thought it was funny - his dad didn't. He was into hockey, and he also liked to draw and design new versions Nike sneakers, which turned into an interest in art. Here's how the Brian Chesky, an upstate New York native, became one of the richest young tech founders in America.Ĭhesky grew up in Niskayuna, New York, north of Albany. If you know nothing about Chesky, here is a short bio from Business Insider: Brian is a CEO I would like to partner with for the long-term. To summarize, I think Brian Chesky is an outstanding business leader, still in his 30s with lots of potential and an enormous opportunity ahead of him. He learnt the importance of communication quite early at Airbnb and he keeps practicing this skill.įourth: He is passionate about Airbnb and changing the way people travel (see Bonus at the end of this post).įifth: he is a rare breed of a successful tech company founder without not being an engineer himself. Third: Chesky is an excellent communicator (one of the features of great founders). ![]() He used to rent out his appartment on Airbnb up to 2016. He initiated paying generous compensation packages for employees which were laid off during early days of COVID pandemics. His compensation in 2019 was just $400k (we will see if he keeps it low after IPO). He is a learning machine - he surrounds himself with outstanding mentors. Second: Despite huge success Chesky seems to be a humble and down-to-earth person. Being a self-made multi billionaire under 40 is a definition of extreme business success. Other three founder-CEOs worth over $10B and still in their 30s are Mark Zukerberg, Tobias Lütke and Daniel Ek. Studying Brian Chesky was extremely fun.įirst: Chesky in his 30s (he is 39) is worth over $10B. This was one of the reasons I started this blog. ![]()
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