Brian Chesky

And having gone through this now, it's like, it's really difficult, but sometimes you have to get to the top of the mountain to realize that was never about that mountaintop and you're not much higher than you ever were before. And I think it is true that like, I mean, why do people want money? I guess because they want status, they want happiness.

And having gone through this now, it's like, it's really difficult, but sometimes you have to get to the top of the mountain to realize that was never about that mountaintop and you're not much higher than you ever were before. And I think it is true that like, I mean, why do people want money? I guess because they want status, they want happiness.

And I think someone having made a lot of money in my mid-30s, I can now say it does provide a lot for you, but only to a point. And money just amplifies everything. And if you don't have a really great foundation, the money is going to actually potentially cause you big problems. And actually, I... I had a bit of a personal kind of crisis of my own in my mid to late 30s because I

And I think someone having made a lot of money in my mid-30s, I can now say it does provide a lot for you, but only to a point. And money just amplifies everything. And if you don't have a really great foundation, the money is going to actually potentially cause you big problems. And actually, I... I had a bit of a personal kind of crisis of my own in my mid to late 30s because I

And I think someone having made a lot of money in my mid-30s, I can now say it does provide a lot for you, but only to a point. And money just amplifies everything. And if you don't have a really great foundation, the money is going to actually potentially cause you big problems. And actually, I... I had a bit of a personal kind of crisis of my own in my mid to late 30s because I

My parents are social workers. I had more success than I ever thought. But the thing about being very successful in tech and making a lot of money and all this is no one ever told me how lonely it would become. And I started realizing, you know what's weird? I had old friends that were middle class. And I'll be honest, a lot of them seemed happier than me at that point in my life.

My parents are social workers. I had more success than I ever thought. But the thing about being very successful in tech and making a lot of money and all this is no one ever told me how lonely it would become. And I started realizing, you know what's weird? I had old friends that were middle class. And I'll be honest, a lot of them seemed happier than me at that point in my life.

My parents are social workers. I had more success than I ever thought. But the thing about being very successful in tech and making a lot of money and all this is no one ever told me how lonely it would become. And I started realizing, you know what's weird? I had old friends that were middle class. And I'll be honest, a lot of them seemed happier than me at that point in my life.

And I was like, what is going on? And I realized, actually, President Obama helped me see this. I was just becoming really isolated. The more success you get, the more isolated you get. And I think people dream of success, but what they don't realize is a lot of what success comes disconnection. Disconnection to your past, to yourself, to your friends.

And I was like, what is going on? And I realized, actually, President Obama helped me see this. I was just becoming really isolated. The more success you get, the more isolated you get. And I think people dream of success, but what they don't realize is a lot of what success comes disconnection. Disconnection to your past, to yourself, to your friends.

And I was like, what is going on? And I realized, actually, President Obama helped me see this. I was just becoming really isolated. The more success you get, the more isolated you get. And I think people dream of success, but what they don't realize is a lot of what success comes disconnection. Disconnection to your past, to yourself, to your friends.

And I think a lot of what I've tried to do the last handful of years is to reconnect, to not live a life of isolation. I think it's made me like a better friend, but also a better leader because how do you make things work? regular people when you're no longer one of those people yourself.

And I think a lot of what I've tried to do the last handful of years is to reconnect, to not live a life of isolation. I think it's made me like a better friend, but also a better leader because how do you make things work? regular people when you're no longer one of those people yourself.

And I think a lot of what I've tried to do the last handful of years is to reconnect, to not live a life of isolation. I think it's made me like a better friend, but also a better leader because how do you make things work? regular people when you're no longer one of those people yourself.

Exactly. It actually started kind of long ago where, um, I basically, if I just go back, when I came to Silicon Valley, I came to Silicon Valley in 2007. Mm-hmm. That was a very important year for Silicon Valley because two things happened. The first thing was the iPhone was created and announced. The second thing is that Facebook opened beyond schools.

Exactly. It actually started kind of long ago where, um, I basically, if I just go back, when I came to Silicon Valley, I came to Silicon Valley in 2007. Mm-hmm. That was a very important year for Silicon Valley because two things happened. The first thing was the iPhone was created and announced. The second thing is that Facebook opened beyond schools.

Exactly. It actually started kind of long ago where, um, I basically, if I just go back, when I came to Silicon Valley, I came to Silicon Valley in 2007. Mm-hmm. That was a very important year for Silicon Valley because two things happened. The first thing was the iPhone was created and announced. The second thing is that Facebook opened beyond schools.

So 2007 was like this year of like a supernova energy because suddenly social media was about to be on phones. And we all felt like It was about to make the world connected. And what I noticed over the course of a decade or a decade and a half was that pretty soon people were living on devices. And I think the products were starting to be used the way we didn't intend.

So 2007 was like this year of like a supernova energy because suddenly social media was about to be on phones. And we all felt like It was about to make the world connected. And what I noticed over the course of a decade or a decade and a half was that pretty soon people were living on devices. And I think the products were starting to be used the way we didn't intend.

So 2007 was like this year of like a supernova energy because suddenly social media was about to be on phones. And we all felt like It was about to make the world connected. And what I noticed over the course of a decade or a decade and a half was that pretty soon people were living on devices. And I think the products were starting to be used the way we didn't intend.