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Airbnb: Brian Chesky

How I Built This
3420October 3, 2016Brian Chesky
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In 2008, Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia were roommates in San Francisco, struggling to pay rent. They bought a few air mattresses and rented them out during a design conference. That simple idea evolved into Airbnb.

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