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#301: Joe Gebbia – Co-Founder of Airbnb

The Tim Ferriss Show

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The Chess Set Project at RISD

A professor at RISD told his students that half of them would fail their course if they didn't finish a semester-long project. The chess set project was in addition to your weekly assignments, and took place outside of the classroom. At this time, Joe had a growing interest in furniture Furniture design. He wanted to make full-size functional chairs from designer Garrett Rietfeld. But he couldn't figure out how to use machine tools like band saws and lathes by himself. His friend Rosanne Summersson helped him work through it with help from upperclassmen.

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