Samara - A New Company With a Mission to Reimagine the Home

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Brent: Samara is a new company with a mission to reimagine and improve the way we live by reimaging the home. I spun out last year with my co-founder Mike McNamara to be an independent company. In November, we launched our first product, which we call Backyard. And you can think of Backyards as a little house designed for the next chapter of your life.

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

Check out: https://www.samara.com/backyard

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