Brian Chesky, the CEO of Airbnb, gave a recent talk that inspired Paul Graham, a founding partner of the startup accelerator Y Combinator, to publish an essay on Sunday about founder mode.

Brian Chesky, a former hockey player and industrial design student, is now worth $9.1 billion. Chesky started Airbnb after renting out his apartment to conference-goers who couldn't find a hotel.

In 2008, Chesky and his roommate Joe Gebbia, Rhode Island School of Design alums living in San Francisco who were short on rent, decided to blow up some air mattresses and charge travelers coming ...

These were some of the ideas that Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky discussed yesterday at an investor conference in San Francisco. Part of the interview revolved around his hope that Airbnb ...

Airbnb founder Brian Chesky approached the rapper in the company’s early days with an opportunity to invest up to $200k in a fundraising round, but Will.i.am was skeptical. “What’s up with ...

Brian Chesky, a former hockey player and industrial design student, is now worth $9.1 billion. Chesky started Airbnb after renting out his apartment to conference-goers who couldn't find a hotel.