Brian Chesky

And then one day, you know, when I quit my job, I remember going home for Christmas and one of our family members asked, what are you doing? And I remember telling them, oh, I'm an entrepreneur. And I could hear my mom cross the room saying, he's actually unemployed.

And that's what I realized. When you're starting, it's mostly in your head until you manifest it and you make it real.

And that's what I realized. When you're starting, it's mostly in your head until you manifest it and you make it real.

And that's what I realized. When you're starting, it's mostly in your head until you manifest it and you make it real.

I'm so excited about this because I never thought we'd get to this point. That very first weekend was about connection. It was about connecting with one another. And we always believed if we could build a platform for trust, that people don't want to host strangers, but they'll host Mike or Marsha who went to school here and we could bring the humanity out of everyone.

I'm so excited about this because I never thought we'd get to this point. That very first weekend was about connection. It was about connecting with one another. And we always believed if we could build a platform for trust, that people don't want to host strangers, but they'll host Mike or Marsha who went to school here and we could bring the humanity out of everyone.

I'm so excited about this because I never thought we'd get to this point. That very first weekend was about connection. It was about connecting with one another. And we always believed if we could build a platform for trust, that people don't want to host strangers, but they'll host Mike or Marsha who went to school here and we could bring the humanity out of everyone.

And we thought, you know, what if you can Airbnb more than Airbnb? What if you can Airbnb a chef to come to your house? What if you can Airbnb a masseuse? What if you can Airbnb a makeup artist, a nail person, a personal trainer? And that's what we're doing. We've launched services and experiences. And I think this is just the beginning of the next chapter of Airbnb.

And we thought, you know, what if you can Airbnb more than Airbnb? What if you can Airbnb a chef to come to your house? What if you can Airbnb a masseuse? What if you can Airbnb a makeup artist, a nail person, a personal trainer? And that's what we're doing. We've launched services and experiences. And I think this is just the beginning of the next chapter of Airbnb.

And we thought, you know, what if you can Airbnb more than Airbnb? What if you can Airbnb a chef to come to your house? What if you can Airbnb a masseuse? What if you can Airbnb a makeup artist, a nail person, a personal trainer? And that's what we're doing. We've launched services and experiences. And I think this is just the beginning of the next chapter of Airbnb.

I think there's this whole world just waiting for people. And imagine you can hit a button.

I think there's this whole world just waiting for people. And imagine you can hit a button.

I think there's this whole world just waiting for people. And imagine you can hit a button.

And you can get anything you want in your life. And we vet everyone. And I think there's millions of people that can participate in this.

And you can get anything you want in your life. And we vet everyone. And I think there's millions of people that can participate in this.

And you can get anything you want in your life. And we vet everyone. And I think there's millions of people that can participate in this.

And do you think we are spending way too much time online? There was a great saying at Apple in the 1980s when they developed the Macintosh. They said, never trust a computer you can't throw out the window. In fact, that's why they put a handle in the back of the computer. The reason why is they said a computer is a tool and it doesn't dominate us. We dominate it.

And do you think we are spending way too much time online? There was a great saying at Apple in the 1980s when they developed the Macintosh. They said, never trust a computer you can't throw out the window. In fact, that's why they put a handle in the back of the computer. The reason why is they said a computer is a tool and it doesn't dominate us. We dominate it.

And do you think we are spending way too much time online? There was a great saying at Apple in the 1980s when they developed the Macintosh. They said, never trust a computer you can't throw out the window. In fact, that's why they put a handle in the back of the computer. The reason why is they said a computer is a tool and it doesn't dominate us. We dominate it.

As long as we're in control of technology, then it's going to be wonderful. But when the technology starts to overtake our lives and be in control of us, it ceases to be a tool. And I think there's a real risk that social media has ceased to be a tool to connect us. And it's now a destination. And it can potentially be replacing real in-person connections.