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Kalam Dennis

12/15/18

@ Y Combinator

Our model allows us to treat every person's home as a potential store, similar to how Airbnb operates.

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Starting a Startup After Business School - Reham Fagiri and Kalam Dennis of AptDeco

@ Y Combinator

Starting a Startup After Business School - Reham Fagiri and Kalam Dennis of AptDeco

12/15/18

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Joe Gebbia

06/07/17

@ Y Combinator

We turn available office spaces into replicas of actual Airbnb listings to remind our team of the experiences we facilitate for our customers.

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Adam Neumann

06/13/25

@ a16z

Learning from the hotel industry, we see that companies like Hilton and Marriott have shifted from owning properties to managing them, which is a model we can adopt.

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Jessica Livingston

10/25/13

@ Y Combinator

Airbnb's evolution from renting airbeds to entire homes illustrates the necessity of adapting your startup's approach to meet market demand.

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Brian Chesky

06/02/24

@ The Social Radars Podcast

A pivotal moment for Airbnb was realizing that hosts didn't need to be present for guests to rent an entire apartment, which expanded our business model significantly.

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Rich Barton

04/18/25

@ Tim Ferriss

We aimed to empower consumers in the real estate market just as we did in the travel industry, by making information accessible and transparent.

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Brian Chesky

06/02/24

@ The Social Radars Podcast

Initially, we positioned Airbnb as a cheaper alternative to hotels, targeting those who couldn't afford traditional accommodations, rather than as a direct hotel replacement.

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Brian Chesky

12/01/15

@ Greylock

We recreated meeting rooms in our office based on actual Airbnb listings, which has become a competitive advantage in hiring.

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Brian Chesky

12/01/15

@ Greylock

We realized that the original idea of airbeds for conferences could evolve into a broader concept of booking homes anywhere in the world.

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Vidit Aatrey

05/22/19

@ Y Combinator

In 2015, we initially focused on hyperlocal fashion, but learned that fulfillment is crucial, leading us to pivot towards a marketplace model that better serves small shop owners.