So how did a startup become a business with a net worth of $61.4 billion spanning over 11 years? Here is a timeline of one of the most inspiring pioneers of the hospitality industry. HOW AIRBNB SUCCESS STORY BEGAN Founders of Airbnb. (Image Credit: Airbnb Founders) Airbnb success ...
Airbnb launched in 2007 as an online,peer-to-peer home rental service,when its founders were seeking a way to help pay their rent — in this case renting out a portion of their home to someone else. CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky inflated three air mattresses to make what was the fir...
Airbnb’s founders primarily own Airbnb:Brian Chesky, with over 76 million Class B shares, which give him 33..4% of ownership and 30.6% of voting power; Nathan Blecharczyk, with over 64 million Class B shares, which give him 29.4% and 26.9% of voting power; and Joe Gebbia, which has...
You know, we had to do a layoff. We were one of the first big layoffs in Silicon Valley. We cut 25% employees. It was the hardest thing I ever did. We had over a billion dollars worth of reservation requests that came in for guests that wanted to cancel their trips, but they cou...
Now 35, Chesky owns a 13% stake in Airbnb and his personal net worth is $3.8 billion, landing him at #8 on the list of the world’s wealthiest entrepreneurs under 40, according to Forbes. Chris Weeks/Getty Source: Forbes All three of Airbnb’s founders have publicly pledged to donate...
The Airbnb founders came out of the winter 2009 Y Combinator class. They came to see us during their time at YC. They told us about a great stunt they pulled at the Democratic Convention in Denver (in which Obama was nominated). They bought a bulk supply of generic cheerios and made ...
Airbnb launched in 2007 as an online, peer-to-peer home rental service, when its founders were seeking a way to help pay their rent — in this case renting out a portion of their home to someone else. CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky inflated three air mattresses to make what was the...