Brian Chesky Quotes

Airbnb started with 'air bed and breakfast.'

Airbnb is undervalued.

People don't use Airbnb overtly to trust people more. They use it because they want to get a better sense of the culture and to save money. A by-product was that they live in someone else's shoes.

The P2P marketplace extends into other markets where individuals are monetizing underutilized assets. Lodging is one example. Instead of finding a hotel room, in the sharing economy you can rent a spare room from a local resident.

Truthfully, I despise hotels. I've had such better experiences staying at people's houses and guesthouses; it's so much more comfortable and homey.

You can't trust the internet.

In June 2010, I moved out of my apartment and I have been mostly homeless ever since, off and on. I just live in Airbnb apartments and I check in every week in different homes in San Francisco.

I'm just glad that my community has faith and confidence in me.

eBay's business is based on enabling someone to do business with another person, and to do that, they first have to develop some measure of trust, either in the other person or the system.

Every single instance of a friend's insincerity increases our dependence on the efficacy of money.

I use Google+, and I find the quality of the comments are very sophisticated because there is more trust inside of Google+ than there is inside of Twitter and Facebook, for example.

In the Middle East persons were more trusted than institutions.

We live at a time when people do not have much trust in government.

We wouldn’t want to live in a world where we couldn’t be conned. Because, in effect, we would then be living in a world where we mistrusted or refused to trust anyone.

Just shouting about 'facts' will get you nowhere with those who no longer trust the sources that produce them.

Airbnb's genius was moving into cities and recognizing that millennials would want to go and maybe spend a vacation or visit some friends in an urban center.

Airbnb is a company with values around hospitality.

I want to regain the trust of the Brazilian people and all the sectors of society.

When I learned about Airbnb, I was like, 'Wow, this is an amazing, new way to travel; it's about community, and there's a lot to figure out to clear the way,' so I was really drawn to that.

Airbnb has proven that hospitality, generosity, and the simple act of trust between strangers can go a long way.

We built a basic website, and Air Bed and Breakfast was born. Three lucky guests got to stay on a $20 airbed on the hardwood floor. But they loved it. And so did we. We took them on adventures around the city.

If one player does not trust the other players, that player should not play.

We can only have true public safety with public trust.

Alternative accommodations is a $100 billion-plus category.

Given Miami's unique role in Airbnb's roots, I'm particularly proud of how South Floridians have embraced home sharing as an opportunity to earn supplemental income and catalyze economic development in their communities.