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  1. knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu › podcast › knowledge-atThe Inside Story Behind the Unlikely Rise of Airbnb

    In 2007 Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia were broke and looking to raise money to make their rent in San Francisco. They decided to rent out air mattresses in their apartment to attendees of a conference because all the hotels were booked. They called their service “Air Bed and Breakfast.”

  2. www.boldbusiness.com › society › airbnb-startup-storyAirbnb Startup Story: The Journey of Airbnb Founder Brian Chesky

    • Airbeds and Rents: The Airbnb Startup Story
    • How to Be A Cereal Entrepreneur According to The Airbnb Founder
    • Mission: Ramen-Profitable by Demo Day

    The first Airbnb startupstory revolves around airbeds and rents. Back in October 2007, the to-be Airbnb founder and his roommate Joe Gebbia were looking for means to pull in extra cash. With the upcoming Industrial Designers’ Conference in San Francisco, there was a shortage of hotel rooms and accommodations. Both unemployed and with their San Fran...

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    In the context of the Airbnb startup story, generating revenue and finding investors came from an unusual source. Since the “bed” part of “bed and breakfast” was not getting favorable results, Chesky thought of focusing on the breakfast side of the equation. Riding on the election fever, Chesky and Gebbia thought of creating presidential-themed bre...

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    The company’s inclusion in the Y Combinator program pushed the Airbnb founder to focus on making the company ramen-profitable by demo day. The tide of the recession was hitting the shores. There was a high possibility that no investors would show up on the demo day. In order to prepare for this possibility, the goal of each startup within the batch...

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  3. www.hostaway.com › blog › airbnb-foundersAirbnb Founders: Brian Chesky, Nathan Blecharcyzk, and Joe Gebbia

    They invited Nathan Blecharczyk, one of Joe’s old roommates and brilliant developer, to join them and to create a website for their idea. They called it 'Air Bed and Breakfast' then. The three co-founders, Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, and Nathan Blecharczyk went on to launch their website named Airbedandbreakfast.com .

  4. joegebbia.com › aboutAbout — Joe Gebbia

    Airbnb started out of the necessity to pay rent wIth his co-founders, Brian Chesky and Nathan Blecharczyk in 2008. What started as three airbeds, a pop-tart breakfast, welcoming hosts and an insider’s guide to the city, is now a global phenomenon of hospitality, human connectivity and economic stimulation.

  5. www.forbes.com › profile › brian-cheskyBrian Chesky - Forbes

    Brian Chesky cofounded peer-to-peer room and home rental company Airbnb with Nathan Blecharczyk and Joe Gebbia in 2008; Chesky is CEO. Airbnb went public in a blockbuster IPO on...

    • CEO And Cofounder

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  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Nathan_BlecharczykNathan Blecharczyk - Wikipedia

    In 2008, Blecharczyk partnered with Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia to found Airbnb, and was the company's first chief technology officer and coded the company's original website using Ruby on Rails.

  8. www.forbes.com › profile › joe-gebbiaJoe Gebbia - Forbes

    3 days ago · Joe Gebbia cofounded peer-to-peer room and home rental company Airbnb with Brian Chesky and Nathan Blecharczyk in 2008. In July 2022, Gebbia stepped back from his day-to-day role at Airbnb.

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