Joe Gebbia Quotes
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What if cities embraced a culture of sharing? I see a future of shared cities that bring us community and connection instead of isolation and separation.
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As with any new and innovative industry, entrenched interests - particularly the hotel industry - have attempted to squash the home-sharing movement.
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The fear of mistakes is the fast track to irrelevance.
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From natural disasters to the refugee crises, the impact we can have as individuals might seem limited. But as many of our hosts know, sharing your home for even a few nights can make a tremendous difference in someone's life.
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Cities are a melting pot for different ideas, and diversity brings a high-energy rhythm that I don't think we'd know was gone until it was too late.
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We didn't invent anything new. Hospitality has been around forever.
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In the post-war United States, you had this race to the suburbs. Cities shrank, the suburbs got bigger - and the notion of community changed drastically. You went from all being very close together to all being spaced apart and slightly suspicious of one another.
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For me, one of my personal inspirations was designers in the mid-20th century named Charles and Ray Eames.
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As our company has grown, how we configure and design our offices has been a crucial part of how we foster connection and collaboration throughout our teams.
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What people demand is what the policies serve.
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When the car was introduced in 1908, people could experience a brand new way to travel that was more efficient than a horse and buggy. Can you believe that cities tried to outlaw cars in the United States? Can you imagine driving a car for a year then having to go back to a horse and buggy?
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By helping New Yorkers turn their greatest expense - their home - into an asset, Airbnb is a vehicle that artists, entrepreneurs, and innovators can use to earn extra money to pursue their passion.
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As Chief Product Officer, I lead our product team to create simple, intuitive user experiences.
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What we're doing with Airbnb feels like the nexus of everything that is right. We're helping people be more resourceful with the space they already have, and we're connecting people around the world.