10 Success lessons from Brian Chesky – “Airbnb Founder and Billionaire” for entrepreneurs
Growing up, Brian Chesky never envisioned himself as an entrepreneur. Instead, the Airbnb co-founder came up with the idea for his company almost by accident. Struggling to make rent in their San Francisco apartment, he and co-founder Joe Gebbia blew up several air mattresses and rented out their apartment to attendees of a design conference in town.
That idea blossomed into a company that now lists 1.7 million homes for travellers looking for a place to stay in 34,000 cities worldwide. Chesky did not go to business school and is a first-time CEO. He has successfully managed to raise Airbnb from a bootstrapping company to a multi billion dollar platform.
Here are 10 success lessons from Brian Chesky – “Airbnb Founder and Billionaire” for entrepreneurs,
1. Don’t brainstorm startup ideas, solve a problem
Citing the story of how Airbnb came about from renting out the founders’ apartment for a weekend, Chesky says he’s learned the best ideas for companies often stem from attempting to solve personal problems. “If we tried to think of a good idea, we wouldn’t have been able to think of a good idea at all,” he says. “You just have to have a solution for a problem in your own life.”
2. Surround yourself with role models
Chesky says he considers about 20 to 30 entrepreneurs, including Y Combinator president Sam Altman, to be his mentors. “Every time I didn’t know how to do something, I figured there’s someone who does,” Chesky said. Aspiring entrepreneurs should be…
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Source: Know Startup
