The Tim Ferriss Show

#326: Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn, Brian Chesky of Airbnb, and How to Scale to 100M+ Users

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Jul 11, 2018
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ANECDOTE

Cereal Entrepreneurs

  • Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia faced financial struggles in Airbnb's early days, resorting to credit cards and unconventional fundraising.
  • They created and sold Obama O's and Cap'n McCane's cereal to generate $40,000.
ADVICE

Think Small, Act Big

  • Stop thinking big and start thinking small in the beginning.
  • Hand-serve your first customers and win them over individually.
ANECDOTE

Paul Graham's Advice

  • Initially, Brian Chesky focused on large-scale market size, neglecting individual user experience.
  • Paul Graham advised Chesky to relocate to New York and connect directly with users.
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