First Time Founders with Ed Elson – How Airbnb Scaled from 3 Guests to 2 Billion
Sep 07, 2025•55 min
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Episode description
Ed speaks with Nathan Blecharczyk, Chief Strategy Officer and co-founder of Airbnb. They discuss the pros and cons of starting a business with your friends, the moment he realized the business would be a success, and how he learned to turn a crisis into an opportunity.
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