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▶ 15:59 · $OPENAI · $GOOGL · How Brian Chesky Is Redesigning Airbnb for the AI Era
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How Brian Chesky Is Redesigning Airbnb for the AI Era

2026-05-05 · 6 company · 2 thematic
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brian chesky

Co-founder and CEO of Airbnb. Rebuilt platform foundation to enable rapid service expansion (groceries, cars, hotels, experiences). 16 years to first expansion, now 2 months per service. Targeting dozens of launches/year. Concierge for the world vision.

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“Open AI, but most their energy is now going to codex. Google, yeah, with Gemini, but most of it's still going to search. They don't want to cannibalize their business. So, I think that's where it's all going to go.”
—brian chesky

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