Recap of spending the weekend with MrBeast, Andrew Wilkinson and Joe Gebbia. Topics include an evil genius affiliate play, MrBeast's glow up, being uncommon among uncommon people, billion-dollar energy drinks, and big takeaways from Tiny Talks.

Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb, shares his journey from skepticism to success, revealing insights on launching his new project, Samara, focused on housing solutions. Marina Lido discusses her innovative bilingual board books for children, emphasizing creative marketing and customer engagement. Ray Ricky Rivera talks about his craft beer brand, Norwalk Brewhouse, highlighting the challenges of fundraising and the importance of community in the Latino market. Together, they provide valuable advice for early-stage entrepreneurs navigating unique challenges in their ventures.

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 (9:05) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist (10:04) Persevering through the “no’s,” and functional design (19:48) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://Squarespace.com/TWIST (21:17) Gaining customer trust (30:46) Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist (32:17) Airbnb’s incredible COVID turnaround (45:05) Joe’s new startup Samara Check out: https://www.samara.com/backyard FOLLOW Joe: https://twitter.com/jgebbia FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood

We're hard at work planning our upcoming live show, so we bring you this favorite from the last year: Airbnb. A chance encounter with a stranger gave Joe Gebbia an idea to help pay his rent. That idea grew into a company that now has more rooms than the biggest hotel chain in the world. PLUS in our postscript "How You Built That," we check back with Michael Vennitti of TP Foam, a company that came up with a way to squelch the smell of trash. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A chance encounter with a stranger gave Joe Gebbia an idea to help pay his rent. That idea turned into Airbnb — a company that now has more rooms than the biggest hotel chain in the world. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.