Today, I’m talking with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky. This is Brian’s fourth time on the show, and he’s one of my favorite guests because he’s so clearly obsessed with things like company structure, design, and decision making. You know, Decoder stuff.

This time, Brian came on to talk about the company’s new services product and the full-scale redesign and rebuild of the Airbnb app to support these broader ambitions. There’s a lot of fun, very Decoder-y stuff in this one. Read the full transcript here on The Verge.

Links:

Airbnb’s new app has all of your vacation extras in one place | Verge
“Flat design is over” | Brian Chesky
Airbnb Is in midlife crisis mode | Wired
He revolutionized travel. Can Airbnb’s founder redesign your entire life? | WSJ
Airbnb’s CEO explains how he helped Sam Altman during OpenAI fiasco | Fast Company
A conversation with Airbnb’s Brian Chesky | Figma
Jony Ive is bringing his design talents to Airbnb | Verge
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on what founder mode really means | Decoder
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky is taking it back to basics | Decoder
Why the future of work is the future of travel, with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky | Decoder

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