Brian Chesky

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Brian Chesky (born August 29, 1981 ) is an American entrepreneur . He is co-founder and CEO of Airbnb and was named by Time to the list of "100 Most Influential People of 2015".

Career

Brian Chesky grew up in Niskayuna , New York. His parents were both social workers. He was interested in art and design from an early age. In 1999 he finally began studying at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). He graduated in 2004 with a bachelor's degree in industrial design . During his time at RISD he met Joe Gebbia, with whom he later founded Airbnb.

Career

After graduating, Chesky worked for 2 years as a product designer at 3DID, Inc. in Los Angeles. In June 2007 Joe Gebbia convinced him to move to San Francisco. The two shared an apartment. In October 2007, the Industrial Designers Society of America held a conference in San Francisco and the hotel rooms were practically all booked. Since they were struggling to pay their rent, they decided to sublet their apartment for conference guests. They put three air mattresses in the living room and marketed their idea as "Airbed and Breakfast".

In February 2008, engineer Nathan Blecharczyk , a former roommate of Gebbia, joined Airbnb as the third co-founder. The trio was eventually accepted into Y Combinator 's startup incubation program and received start-up funding of $ 20,000 in January 2009.

After a vandalism incident in San Francisco, Chesky announced the establishment of a 24-hour hotline and a US $ 50,000 host guarantee on behalf of the company in 2011. This was later increased to $ 1 million. In 2015, Chesky announced that Airbnb is an official sponsor and partner of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro . He also announced that two years earlier, during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, more than 120,000 people stayed in Airbnb accommodations.

capital

Brian Chesky is a billionaire and one of the richest Americans. With a fortune of $ 1.9 billion, he was ranked 1006 on Forbes' 2015 list of the richest people in the world. In June 2016, it was announced that Chesky, along with the other two co-founders of Airbnb, would join the Giving Pledge , pledging to donate more than 50% of his assets to charitable causes. At the time, his net worth was estimated at $ 3.3 billion.

recognition

2010 Chesky, together with his co-founders of the business magazine Inc. in the list 30 under 30 selected. In 2014, Chesky shared # 1 on Fortune 's 40 under 40 list along with Travis Kalanick , CEO and co-founder of Uber . In 2015, Chesky, along with his co-founders, ranked number 7 on Forbes ' list of America's Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40 with a net worth of $ 3.3 billion . He was also listed on Time's 100 Most Influential People for 2015 list. In May 2015, President Obama named Chesky as an Ambassador of Global Entrepreneurship .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b time.com: Brian Chesky in the Time 100 (accessed October 15, 2016)
  2. ↑ crunchbase.com: Brian Chesky (accessed October 15, 2016)
  3. ↑ crunchbase.com: Funding Rounds from Airbnb (accessed October 15, 2016)
  4. ↑ a b Forbes: Brian Chesky (accessed October 15, 2016)
  5. ↑ Fortune: Airbnb Cofounders Join Buffett and Gates 'Giving Pledge' (Retrieved October 15, 2016)
  6. ↑ inc.com: Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, and Nathan Blecharczyk, Founders of AirBnB (accessed October 15, 2016)
  7. ↑ fortune.com: 40 under 40 - 1. Travis Kalanick & Brian Chesky (accessed October 15, 2016)
  8. ↑ forbes.com: America's Richest Entrepreneurs Under 40 - 2015 Ranking (Accessed October 15, 2016)
  9. ^ Whitehouse.gov: The White House Celebrates Entrepreneurs Around the World (Retrieved October 15, 2016)
personal data
SURNAME Chesky, Brian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American entrepreneur, co-founder of Airbnb
DATE OF BIRTH August 29, 1981