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      • Chesky is the son of two social workers; he made $40,000 a year as an industrial designer in Los Angeles before Airbnb took off.
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  2. May 6, 2023 · In December 2020, Airbnb went public in a hugely successful IPO that saw its share price more than double to upwards of $144. As of May 2023, Airbnb’s market capitalization is $74.9 billion,...

    • 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...

    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...

    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...

  3. Sep 5, 2024 · Brian Chesky, a former hockey player and industrial design student, is now worth $7.9 billion. Chesky started Airbnb after renting out his apartment to conference-goers who couldn't find a...

  4. Mar 23, 2023 · Updated. Mar 23, 2023, 2:15 PM PDT. Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. Mike Windle/Getty. Brian Chesky, a former hockey player and industrial design student, is now worth $9.6 billion. Chesky started...

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  5. Sep 11, 2023 · The rental platform’s shares skyrocketed on their first day of trading, rising 113% above the initial public offering price of $68 and the firm's valuation jumped to around $103 billion, compared...

  6. Dec 2, 2022 · Dec 2, 2022. It all started with two guys, and an air mattress. In 2007, Brain Chesky and Joe Gebbia were broke and looking desperately to make some extra money to pay their rent in San...

  7. Dec 7, 2021 · In December 2020, the company went public with an expected valuation of $47 billion, and by day’s end its market cap had soared to $86.5 billion. Less than a year later, it’s worth over $100 billion.

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