Brian Chesky Quotes

For almost the first year of The Muse's life, I would do 5 to 8 networking events a week. And I don't necessarily think that's the right path for everyone, but I realized that as an entrepreneur, one of my strengths was finding the right people who could help us. I didn't come into startups with any network.

There is no greater feeling in business than building a product which impacts people's lives in a profound way. When we look around at the thousands of people who have attended Summit gatherings, it makes us smile to see the new friendships, business partnerships and philanthropic initiatives that each event produces.

To me, adventure has always been to me the connections and bounds you create with people when you're there. And you can have that anywhere.

I've always liked the fact that anyone with a great idea, access to the Internet, and an unrelenting will can spark a world-beating company simply by standing up code on the Internet and/or leveraging the information and relationship network that is the web. That's how Facebook started, after all.

I love bringing people together. I think that the environment is so important in terms of what kind of relationships you might be able to create, how people get to know each other.

I do think there are more and more entrepreneurs all the time that think big. Those are the people we should be finding and funding. Most of them will fail, but the ones who succeed will change the world, and that is progress.

I have been with some great organizations, crossed paths with special people, and made numerous lasting relationships.

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

Love, friendship, networking - these are all critical connections and the foundation of a healthy, happy life.

Along the way, we have had some wonderful adventures and have met thousands of dedicated fans - indeed, many of them feel like family to us now.

It's important to find your tribe. If you can find people you can share ideas with, people you're mutually stimulated by it helps you move forward.

I have a good social life.

Every great business is built on friendship.

When I look at Kickstarter, I see small businesses that have been funded by their customers. I see the acceleration of this shift away from the industrial manufacturing ideology to more of a maker economy. And I also see an idea so powerful that the company name has become a verb.

Bottom line: government shouldn't be a bottleneck for entrepreneurs looking to design a better mousetrap.

I would think the correlation between an era of increased globalization and an increased desire to participate in an entrepreneurial endeavor is not a coincidence. When interconnectedness is at a peak due to technological advances, the ability to spawn something new is slightly easier.

What makes Butler truly unique is the people that we have been so blessed to work with.

Super early-stage companies have a village that form around them for support.

Music is my passion, it's my fun - but what's really important are the people I build a family with. That comes first.

Bumble is a connecting company. It's your place to find connections, whatever that may be.

WeWork has always believed that we are better together, and a large part of that is learning from others through meaningful connections and experiences.

Business is nothing more than relationships. It's the secret.

Startups were thriving in Los Angeles when Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard were closer to the nursery than they were the garage.

I love the ingenuity of British entrepreneurs.

The chance to interact with big shots is drawing scads of aspiring entrepreneurs to Quora, along with venture capitalists and other Valley players.