Brian Chesky

Like it would be really hard for the people designing the app, the marketers like advertising homes to think about podcasting. And now we want to create like a TV series. That's like really, really disparate. So we would struggle to do super disparate things. Yeah. The second downside to a functional organization is it takes longer to start.

Like it would be really hard for the people designing the app, the marketers like advertising homes to think about podcasting. And now we want to create like a TV series. That's like really, really disparate. So we would struggle to do super disparate things. Yeah. The second downside to a functional organization is it takes longer to start.

Like it would be really hard for the people designing the app, the marketers like advertising homes to think about podcasting. And now we want to create like a TV series. That's like really, really disparate. So we would struggle to do super disparate things. Yeah. The second downside to a functional organization is it takes longer to start.

Because if you want to just get something going, you need to get everyone organized. But everyone organized has a multi-year roadmap. So they need to now make room on the roadmap. So disparate things that you can start quickly A divisional structure is better. Those to me are the primary advantages of a divisional structure.

Because if you want to just get something going, you need to get everyone organized. But everyone organized has a multi-year roadmap. So they need to now make room on the roadmap. So disparate things that you can start quickly A divisional structure is better. Those to me are the primary advantages of a divisional structure.

Because if you want to just get something going, you need to get everyone organized. But everyone organized has a multi-year roadmap. So they need to now make room on the roadmap. So disparate things that you can start quickly A divisional structure is better. Those to me are the primary advantages of a divisional structure.

There's a theoretical third advantage, which is you can hire so-called entrepreneurial type people that don't fit into a functional organization. But that one I kind of don't agree with. That's a bit of a rabbit hole. So I won't go there unless you want to ask about it.

There's a theoretical third advantage, which is you can hire so-called entrepreneurial type people that don't fit into a functional organization. But that one I kind of don't agree with. That's a bit of a rabbit hole. So I won't go there unless you want to ask about it.

There's a theoretical third advantage, which is you can hire so-called entrepreneurial type people that don't fit into a functional organization. But that one I kind of don't agree with. That's a bit of a rabbit hole. So I won't go there unless you want to ask about it.

That being said, once you get rowing, think about a bunch of us in like a crew, like a boat, whatever you call those, you know, crew boat, and we're rowing together. If there's 10 people in 10 boats, they can get going faster and they can go in different directions. But the 10-person boat is going to row faster than 10 one-person boats.

That being said, once you get rowing, think about a bunch of us in like a crew, like a boat, whatever you call those, you know, crew boat, and we're rowing together. If there's 10 people in 10 boats, they can get going faster and they can go in different directions. But the 10-person boat is going to row faster than 10 one-person boats.

That being said, once you get rowing, think about a bunch of us in like a crew, like a boat, whatever you call those, you know, crew boat, and we're rowing together. If there's 10 people in 10 boats, they can get going faster and they can go in different directions. But the 10-person boat is going to row faster than 10 one-person boats.

And so once you get going, the function organization, what I basically tell people is it's harder to get something on the roadmap, right? But if it gets on the roadmap, we put the weight of the company behind it. Now, I like that constraint. I like the constraint of anyone can't just do anything because now we're focused. Now we're prioritized. Now we only do things that are differentiated.

And so once you get going, the function organization, what I basically tell people is it's harder to get something on the roadmap, right? But if it gets on the roadmap, we put the weight of the company behind it. Now, I like that constraint. I like the constraint of anyone can't just do anything because now we're focused. Now we're prioritized. Now we only do things that are differentiated.

And so once you get going, the function organization, what I basically tell people is it's harder to get something on the roadmap, right? But if it gets on the roadmap, we put the weight of the company behind it. Now, I like that constraint. I like the constraint of anyone can't just do anything because now we're focused. Now we're prioritized. Now we only do things that are differentiated.

And the governor is we only do as many things as I can focus on. That's what I do. And that's what Steve Jobs did at Apple. And that's what Walt Disney did at Disney. And that's what Elon Musk does at Tesla. You only do as many things as a CEO can focus on and manage. Now, this presumes a CEO is competent, intelligent, present. They understand the business.

And the governor is we only do as many things as I can focus on. That's what I do. And that's what Steve Jobs did at Apple. And that's what Walt Disney did at Disney. And that's what Elon Musk does at Tesla. You only do as many things as a CEO can focus on and manage. Now, this presumes a CEO is competent, intelligent, present. They understand the business.

And the governor is we only do as many things as I can focus on. That's what I do. And that's what Steve Jobs did at Apple. And that's what Walt Disney did at Disney. And that's what Elon Musk does at Tesla. You only do as many things as a CEO can focus on and manage. Now, this presumes a CEO is competent, intelligent, present. They understand the business.

This doesn't work if you come from management consulting and you're a general manager and you don't really know the domain. That wouldn't work as well.

This doesn't work if you come from management consulting and you're a general manager and you don't really know the domain. That wouldn't work as well.