If you want to create a great product, just focus on one person. Make that one person have the most amazing experience ever.
Brian CheskyEveryone's got a moment or two in their life where something happens and you make a decision and then your entire life changes.
Brian CheskySomebody asked me 'what's the job of a CEO', and there's a number of things a CEO does. What you mostly do is articulate the vision, develop the strategy, and you gotta hire people to fit the culture. If you do those three things, you basically have a company. And that company will hopefully be successful, if you have the right vision, the right strategy, and good people.
Brian CheskyThe stronger the culture, the less corporate process a company needs. When the culture is strong, you can trust everyone to do the right thing. People can be independent and autonomous. They can be entrepreneurial.
Brian CheskyCulture is so incredibly important because it is the foundation for all future innovation. People with passion can change the world.
Brian CheskyWhen 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.
Brian Chesky