![]() And I think once you know everyone, that community can reemerge. Over time, cities have gotten so big that the sense of community has gotten lost. I think that we have a lot to add to society. I never really loved the word “disruption,” because it suggests that maybe it’s the kid in a class who was disruptive, who probably didn’t add a lot to class. And so all of a sudden, all you needed was the Internet. The infrastructure and the investment was already made by cities a generation ago. The reason it’s grown so fast is, unlike traditional businesses, we don’t have to pour concrete. We pulled the air beds out of the closet, we inflated them, and we called it the “Air Bed and Breakfast.” That weekend, the International Design Conference was coming to San Francisco. The reason we started was I was living with my roommate, Joe, in San Francisco, and I couldn’t afford to make rent. That’s every country but North Korea, Iran, Syria, and Cuba. And by anywhere, I mean 34,000 cities in 190 countries. Now, that trust has been democratized-any person can act like a brand.Īirbnb is a way that you can, when you’re traveling, book a home anywhere around the world. Only businesses could be trusted, or people in your local community. It’s a currency of trust, and that used to live only with a business. Interview transcript Starting a revolution An edited transcript of Chesky’s comments follows. In this interview with McKinsey’s Rik Kirkland, Airbnb cofounder and CEO Brian Chesky explores how the company’s relationships with cities can evolve. ![]() Yet while as many as 425,000 people now stay in Airbnb-listed homes on a peak night, the company’s growth is shadowed by laws that clash with its ethos of allowing anyone, including renters, to sell access to their spaces. Since its founding, in 2008, Airbnb has spearheaded growth of the sharing economy by allowing thousands of people around the world to rent their homes or spare rooms.
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