There’s this misconception globally that the platform is about property groups and big property owners renting out entire buildings full-time. Joe Gebbia Read Quote
We encourage employees to ship new features on day one, which immediately encourages them to come up with something creative and different. Joe Gebbia Read Quote
By helping New Yorkers turn their greatest expense – their home – into an asset, Airbnb is a vehicle that artists, entrepreneurs, and innovators can use to earn extra money to pursue their passion. Joe Gebbia Read Quote
We started Airbnb because, like many across the U.S. and in New York, we were struggling to pay our rent and decided to open up our living room to fellow artists coming to town for a design conference. Sharing our apartment allowed us to stay in our home and start our company. Joe Gebbia Read Quote
In art school, you learn that design is much more than the look and feel of something – it’s the whole experience. Joe Gebbia Read Quote
What if cities embraced a culture of sharing? I see a future of shared cities that bring us community and connection instead of isolation and separation. Joe Gebbia Read Quote
What we’re doing with Airbnb feels like the nexus of everything that is right. We’re helping people be more resourceful with the space they already have, and we’re connecting people around the world. Joe Gebbia Read Quote
We do believe in an inside-out culture. If we hold our hosts and guests to an expectation of acceptance and belonging, it has to start within our company. Otherwise, how on earth do we have the credibility to hold them accountable if we’re not doing it to ourselves? Joe Gebbia Read Quote
Any time there is a new idea, it can take some time for policy to catch up to it. Joe Gebbia Read Quote
