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Brian Chesky says the advice that nearly DESTROYED Airbnb is taught at every business school. "Hire great people and empower them to do their job." He believed it. Guess what happened when he implemented it? Teams spawned teams. Managers created managers. Soon he had a

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Funny Grateful Interview Rejections!

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HR people everywhere are losing their shit “I don't believe in 1-on-1s and almost no great CEO in history has ever done 1-on-1s." Brian Chesky out here throwing 💣s

The advice from Paul Graham that helped Airbnb find product/market fit “He basically said: ‘It’s better to have 100 customers that love you than a million customers that just sort of like you.’” In the clip below, Airbnb cofounder Brian Chesky explains: “If you have 100 people

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Bro rejected the rejection

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Loved his take on embracing rejection!
Such a refreshing perspective on failure!