“Long-term goals are dangerous. They limit you. They hinder you from reacting to new conditions.” Quote by Ben Casnocha
“Sometimes I have to pause to make the distinction between Ben the teenager and Ben the businessman.” SometimesTeenagerDistinctionPausesBusinessman Author:Ben Casnocha
“It got a little stressful in my first two years of high school, trying to make conference calls with investors in between classes, but I definitely learned a lot of important time-management lessons.” TryingYearsFirstsLittlesTwoImportantSchoolClassLessonsHigh SchoolManagementTwo YearsTime ManagementInvestorsConferencesStressfulConference Calls Author:Ben Casnocha
“Talk to people no one else is talking to. Who would have thought that giving a speech at a funeral at age 12 would introduce me to a man who would introduce me to my first business contact who would introduce me to several other important people in my life. That's luck. That's randomness.” PeopleMenGivingFirstsImportantAgeTalkingSpeechLuckContactFuneralIntroducingRandomness Author:Ben Casnocha
“When you start a company, it's more an art than a science because it's totally unknown. Instead of solving high-profile problems, try to solve something that's deeply personal to you. Ideally, if you're an ordinary person and you've just solved your problem, you might have solved the problem for millions of people.” PeopleIfsTryingPersonsArtProblemMightCompanyMillionsOrdinarySolveProfileOrdinary PersonHigh Profile Author:Brian Chesky
“The American dream, what we were taught was, grow up, own a car, own a house. I think that dream's completely changing. We were taught to keep up with the Joneses. Now we're sharing with the Joneses.” ThinkingDreamHouseGrowsGrowing UpCarTaughtAmerican Dream Author:Brian Chesky
“Customers are willing to try new things, and if you can survive, you will have fewer competitors. It's like entering the eye of the storm. As long as you are strong enough to survive, you can end up in still water by yourself.” IfsTryingLongStillsEndsEnoughEyeStrongWaterWillingCustomersStormFewerNew ThingsEnteringCompetitorsStrong EnoughStill WatersWilling To TryEye Of The Storm Author:Brian Chesky
“What I've been surprised by is not how different people are, but how similar they are. There are certain types of Airbnb people, and they are in every city in the world - it's just that in some cultures, there is more of a generational divide.” PeopleWorldDifferentCertainCultureCitiesTypeDividesDifferent PeoplesCities In The WorldAirbnb Author:Brian Chesky
“Every day I would wake up and think, 'Today is another missed opportunity to do something important.' After enough days like this, you start feeling like you are getting old, even when you are relatively young. We are all natural entrepreneurs, and being manacled to a desk job is not for us.” ThinkingImportantEnoughFeelingsTodayJobsYoungOpportunityNaturalLike YouWake UpEntrepreneurDesksGetting OldMissed OpportunityDays Like This Author:Brian Chesky
“I think the next big thing in music, and it's kind of because I come from the tech industry, is actually, I think it's the platform... Spotify is incredibly interesting. I think the platform is becoming the star.” ThinkingKindBigsNextStarsInterestingIndustryBecomingPlatformsBig ThingsSpotify Author:Brian Chesky
“I'm not saying the whole world will work this way, but with Airbnb, people are sleeping in other people's homes and other people's beds. So there's a level of trust necessary to participate that's different from an eBay or Facebook.” PeopleWorldWayDifferentWholeHomeSleepLevelsBedWhole WorldSleeping InEbayAirbnb Author:Brian Chesky