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 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.

Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb and the design studio Samara, shares his fascinating journey from a ball boy for the Atlanta Hawks to a culinary entrepreneur. He discusses overcoming challenges while founding Airbnb and the pivotal role his art background played in reframing obstacles into opportunities. Joe also delves into his new venture, Samara, focused on innovative home design and Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), emphasizing flexibility in living spaces and sustainable materials as part of future solutions to housing crises.