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Brian Chesky

Co-founder & CEO, Airbnb

Built Airbnb from its first hosted stays into a global community with over five million hosts.

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Real Alpha has cut 9 moments of Brian Chesky (Co-founder & CEO, Airbnb) talking, from 2 interviews on Silicon Valley Girl and TBPN, the latest published Oct 1, 2026.

What Brian Chesky said

  1. Silicon Valley Girl ·

    Brian Chesky: People Who Know What to Build With AI Will Pull Ahead

    2 moments · 12 min

    1. 10:04

      Airbnb can give local service businesses a global audience Pro pick

      “I can broadcast an Airbnb and all the travelers coming to Tulum, if anyone wants a massage, they can go on Airbnb and they can book the massage with me.”
      at 10:04
    2. 20:04

      Generate many ideas, then let the strongest ones stand out Pro pick

      “at the end of every day, I bold the things that jump out at me.”
      at 22:25

  2. TBPN ·

    Airbnb CEO on Why AI Will Create a New Era of Consumer Products

    7 moments · 19 min

    1. 3:26

      Founder mode starts by fixing one corner of the company Pro pick

      “they realized, wow, actually, when the CEO is involved, it's actually easier. There's less bureaucracy. I try to make the work better and I try to clear all obstacles.”
      at 4:25
    2. 7:04

      Travel needs a richer interface than a text chatbot

      “I think the future are not apps. The future are agents. But I don't think they're going be text forward. I think they're going to be really rich user interface.”
      at 9:05
    3. 18:00

      Consumer AI needs product thinkers, not just AI researchers Pro pick

      “And I think in the next two years, you're going to see a massive revolution in consumer.”
      at 20:20
    4. 29:19

      Hotels, services and longer stays are Airbnb's next growth bets

      “A fun thing is that about half the hotels in the world are independents and boutiques.”
      at 30:22
    5. 9:23

      Airbnb's operations are larger than its guest app

      “We have typically four or 5,000,000 people staying in an Airbnb every night in more than 100 countries around the world.”
      at 11:14
    6. 22:54

      AI lets designers take on product and engineering work

      “I think if designers sit out, what you're going to see is engineers and product managers designing for them.”
      at 25:16
    7. 14:08

      AI could change travel discovery and flight search first

      “And so I think the LMs are really, really good at destination discovery.”
      at 15:35

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