Brian Chesky

I don't spend 35 hours a week with most people, but there are many people that spend 10 to 20 hours a week in a room with me. It's the same few dozen people. going through different meetings, creating one shared consciousness, being able to finish each other's sentences. And that's another version of founder mode. It's one shared consciousness. And so you can imagine that's not disempowering.

It requires collaboration. If you want to be a lone wolf or a cowboy, that's not going to work. But if you're willing to work with other people, you're actually pretty empowered in this way.

It requires collaboration. If you want to be a lone wolf or a cowboy, that's not going to work. But if you're willing to work with other people, you're actually pretty empowered in this way.

It requires collaboration. If you want to be a lone wolf or a cowboy, that's not going to work. But if you're willing to work with other people, you're actually pretty empowered in this way.

That is absolutely not true.

That is absolutely not true.

That is absolutely not true.

No, I'm not going to say what we pay, but that is so not true. That's not even close to true.

No, I'm not going to say what we pay, but that is so not true. That's not even close to true.

No, I'm not going to say what we pay, but that is so not true. That's not even close to true.

No.

No.

No.

Okay. I'll wrap up with my view on Apple.

Okay. I'll wrap up with my view on Apple.

Okay. I'll wrap up with my view on Apple.

I think Tim Cook has done an extraordinary job. I think he's done an extraordinary job, especially given the cards he's dealt. Right. What alternative was there? Right. Like Steve died. I don't know the circumstances, but I don't think, you know, I think it was a little bit like, you know, he resigns in August, dies in October, only eight weeks later.

I think Tim Cook has done an extraordinary job. I think he's done an extraordinary job, especially given the cards he's dealt. Right. What alternative was there? Right. Like Steve died. I don't know the circumstances, but I don't think, you know, I think it was a little bit like, you know, he resigns in August, dies in October, only eight weeks later.

I think Tim Cook has done an extraordinary job. I think he's done an extraordinary job, especially given the cards he's dealt. Right. What alternative was there? Right. Like Steve died. I don't know the circumstances, but I don't think, you know, I think it was a little bit like, you know, he resigns in August, dies in October, only eight weeks later.

So there's only eight week window between resignation and resignation. He's not even there. It's not like Bezos retired, but he's the executive chair. I think that Tim Cook basically took Apple from $300 million to whatever, $3 trillion, added more than 90% of the market cap, and it's done very, very well. He's a great operator. A couple things to say, though.