Airbnb - What Happened?

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The bounce back was extraordinary as crazy as that moment was. A lot more new people who were first timers to Airbnb. People saying, you know, I don't want to be in an elevator with people on the elevator. The other trend that happened was people saying, well, international travel is effectively shut down. And so we saw this trend started happening.

Joe Gebbia joins Jason to discuss the early days of Airbnb, gaining traction, persevering through the “no’s,” and functional design. (2:09) They also discuss gaining customer trust and Airbnb’s incredible COVID turnaround. (21:17) Joe wraps the show by breaking down his new venture, Samara. (45:05)

(0:00) Jason kicks off the show

(2:09) Airbnb’s first sign of traction

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(10:04) Persevering through the “no’s,” and functional design

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(21:17) Gaining customer trust

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(32:17) Airbnb’s incredible COVID turnaround

(45:05) Joe’s new startup Samara

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