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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he still runs the $79 billion giant like a startup—personally hiring, firing, and managing 50 staffers
Despite having a massive org chart, the Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky runs his company like he’s just got started.
Paul Graham, one of the most influential figures in Silicon Valley who attended the talk, published an essay describing Chesky’s style after that pivotal realisation as “founder mode.” “In the age of AI, my argument is you need to be founder-oriented/founder mode, because you’re going to need to be able to move like a startup to be able to adapt,” Chesky previously saidin June on an episode of The Verge’s “Decoder” podcast. Other business leaders have followed a similar mantra: Duolingo’s CEO Luis von Ahn said in 2024 he has a “view of everything” at the language learning platform company valued at $15 billion.
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