Brian Chesky

And so I think that environment wants a good economy. Now there is a silver lining. The economy was initially good when we started Airbnb, but then when we went to raise money, it was 2009 during the financial crisis. And a lot of great companies have been started in a recession. And the one... I don't want to say it's a good thing, but what it does is it teaches you a certain type of discipline.

And so I think that environment wants a good economy. Now there is a silver lining. The economy was initially good when we started Airbnb, but then when we went to raise money, it was 2009 during the financial crisis. And a lot of great companies have been started in a recession. And the one... I don't want to say it's a good thing, but what it does is it teaches you a certain type of discipline.

And so I think that environment wants a good economy. Now there is a silver lining. The economy was initially good when we started Airbnb, but then when we went to raise money, it was 2009 during the financial crisis. And a lot of great companies have been started in a recession. And the one... I don't want to say it's a good thing, but what it does is it teaches you a certain type of discipline.

A tough economy teaches you a discipline that gets institutionalized into your culture. That a great economy, an economy of abundance, overabundance can kind of help you perpetuate like bad strategies and be a little less disciplined. So I think the good news is a lot of great entrepreneurs are incredibly resourceful and they will find a way to work.

A tough economy teaches you a discipline that gets institutionalized into your culture. That a great economy, an economy of abundance, overabundance can kind of help you perpetuate like bad strategies and be a little less disciplined. So I think the good news is a lot of great entrepreneurs are incredibly resourceful and they will find a way to work.

A tough economy teaches you a discipline that gets institutionalized into your culture. That a great economy, an economy of abundance, overabundance can kind of help you perpetuate like bad strategies and be a little less disciplined. So I think the good news is a lot of great entrepreneurs are incredibly resourceful and they will find a way to work.

But we absolutely need like a very stable economy. And I do think that, you know, I had the privilege of having a tech company and I had a lot of connections and my co-founder went to Harvard, was a computer scientist. And so we probably got some opportunities that now everyone will get. And so the question is, how do we make sure more people have economic opportunity?

But we absolutely need like a very stable economy. And I do think that, you know, I had the privilege of having a tech company and I had a lot of connections and my co-founder went to Harvard, was a computer scientist. And so we probably got some opportunities that now everyone will get. And so the question is, how do we make sure more people have economic opportunity?

But we absolutely need like a very stable economy. And I do think that, you know, I had the privilege of having a tech company and I had a lot of connections and my co-founder went to Harvard, was a computer scientist. And so we probably got some opportunities that now everyone will get. And so the question is, how do we make sure more people have economic opportunity?

And I think we're going to need a very healthy economy for that.

And I think we're going to need a very healthy economy for that.

And I think we're going to need a very healthy economy for that.

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Yeah, yeah.

Somebody once told me a metaphor for where we are right now in the world, especially maybe in part the technology. That technology was like a train. And all you had to do was get on the train of progress and you can ride it into the promised land. And now a lot of people feel like they're on the train tracks and the train is coming for them. I think there's a lot of fear.

Somebody once told me a metaphor for where we are right now in the world, especially maybe in part the technology. That technology was like a train. And all you had to do was get on the train of progress and you can ride it into the promised land. And now a lot of people feel like they're on the train tracks and the train is coming for them. I think there's a lot of fear.

Somebody once told me a metaphor for where we are right now in the world, especially maybe in part the technology. That technology was like a train. And all you had to do was get on the train of progress and you can ride it into the promised land. And now a lot of people feel like they're on the train tracks and the train is coming for them. I think there's a lot of fear.

There's a lot of concern in the world. My advice to young people is to dash into the future, to use these tools, to lean in, to not brace. Seek out mentors. And maybe your mentor won't be a former president, but like my first mentors weren't either. They were people that were three years ahead of me in my career. It is going to be profoundly different.

There's a lot of concern in the world. My advice to young people is to dash into the future, to use these tools, to lean in, to not brace. Seek out mentors. And maybe your mentor won't be a former president, but like my first mentors weren't either. They were people that were three years ahead of me in my career. It is going to be profoundly different.