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On this episode, Brian gives us some perspective on the decisions that had to be made during this tumultuous time, and how embracing crisis as a defining moment for the company rather than allowing it to be a catalyst for failure made all the difference. But as co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky shares with us, some counterintuitive course corrections and startup culture savvy not only kept the company afloat, but ensured it was thriving by the time it went public for double the expected share price. It had such glorious plans for 2020 - none of which involved losing 80 percent of its business during the first eight weeks. Like the rest of us, Airbnb was thrown for a loop when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. Like this show? Please leave us a review here - even one sentence helps! Consider including your Twitter handle so we can thank you personally!

How Airbnb not only survived the pandemic after losing 80 percent of its business during the first eight weeks, but is now thriving like never before.

Brian Chesky ( is co-founder and CEO of the peer-to-peer lodging service Airbnb, named as one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2015.
