Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb, is planning to transform the company into an all-encompassing application that goes beyond short-term home rentals. Inspired by his recent advocacy for friend Sam Altman during his OpenAI turmoil, Chesky envisions utilizing Airbnb's established reputation in service and trust to offer diverse services such as food delivery and home maintenance. He aims to leverage the brand's strengths to move away from the label of being just a mature short-term rental service and become a dominant platform in various sectors, much like Amazon did with its initial online bookstore.
As Brian Chesky tells it, the reinvention of Airbnb started with the coup at OpenAI. On November 17, 2023, the board of OpenAI fired company CEO Sam Altman.
Chesky began to write. He wanted to bust the company he'd cofounded out of its pigeonhole of short-term home rentals.
Chesky figured that Airbnb's experience in attractively displaying homes, vetting hosts, and responding to crises could make it more trustworthy than competitors.
Airbnb could be the platform for booking all sorts of services. While other apps cover specific sectors, Chesky envisioned Airbnb expanding into a comprehensive everything app.
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