I had to learn to get comfortable in a role of ambiguity where I had to seek out advisers and learn quickly.
Brian CheskyA company's culture is the foundation for future innovation. An entrepreneurs job is to build the foundation
Brian CheskyCustomers 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.
Brian CheskyEvery 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.
Brian Chesky