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Airbnb’s CEO doesn’t believe most people want complete autonomy at work.”I think they say they want autonomy. I think their actions don’t say the same thing,” he told Fortune.Chesky, who inspired the term “founder mode,” says those seeking full autonomy should be entrepreneurs. Brian Chesky doesn’t think workers want autonomy…
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By Dani Morera Trettin and Fabio Teixeira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – When Carlos Eduardo Muzy first rented his beachside Rio de Janeiro apartment on Airbnb in 2019, he just wanted some extra cash. What he got was a career managing some 100 properties – and a front-row seat to…
Twenty years ago, inside a humble one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco’s South of Market neighborhood, Kamala Harris might’ve one day dreamed of running for president.Last week, a group of Harris supporters gathered in the same apartment — now an Airbnb rental — to watch her first debate as the Democratic…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Andrew Hawthorne, 35, who along with his wife Maya, 32, designed and built a glass house in North Carolina. The essay has been edited for length and clarity.In 2015, my wife and I saved up to travel to New Zealand, her…
During his decade at Airbnb, Vlad Loktev picked up some pointers from CEO Brian Chesky.Loktev, who previously was a senior product manager at Zynga before joining Airbnb, rose from a growth PM to ultimately managing over a thousand people within design, engineering, and other operations while reporting directly to Chesky…
(Updated – August 7, 2024 12:28 PM EDT) Investing.com — U.S. stock futures rose Wednesday, continuing to rebound after the tech-led rout at the start of the week. Here are some of the biggest U.S. stock movers today: Walt Disney (NYSE:) stock fell 2.4% in volatile trading after the entertainment…
As an obsessive traveler, I’ve always been fascinated by the world of hospitality.Throughout my career in public relations, I was fortunate to work for some of the world’s best hotel brands, which gave me a behind-the-scenes look into what it takes to provide an exceptional guest experience.Now, I’m an Airbnb…
Travelers may soon be able to order a massage or personal chef from the comfort of their Airbnb.While attending the Olympics, Airbnb executive Dave Stephenson told Bloomberg that the short-term rental giant is considering an array of new offerings for guests.In his remarks, Stephenson mentioned massages, personal chefs, and more…
“It’s really important that we bring society along and that we’re not operating in this black box and people think there’s only a few people controlling the future,” Chesky said in an interview with NBC News’s Lester Holt at the Aspen Ideas Festival on Thursday. Altman joined Chesky for the…
