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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky is STRing a room in his house.

4 Dec 2022 · 1 min

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Brian Chesky shows the San Francisco bedroom where he and Joe Gebbia inflated three air mattresses and launched Air Bed and Breakfast in 2007. He's now listing it on Airbnb, pointing out the historic wall and a receipt from the original air mattress that inspired the company's name.

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I'm taking photos of this house because I'm gonna put it on Airbnb.
This place right here?
Yeah, I live here, so I'll be here, but I'm gonna put this room on Airbnb.
What's the significance of this picture here?
You know, this is where it all started. This is 19 Ralph Street down the street in San Francisco. Joe and I inflated 3 air beds and we called it Air Bed and Breakfast, and we had 3 guests stay with us, and that's how it started. A lot of people don't realize our name Airbnb means Air Bed and Breakfast. This, because originally we were renting air beds. This is the receipt of the first air bed.
So this bed is an air mattress?
This bed is actually— this is a very nice comfy mattress, so we've really upgraded. This is much higher end than air mattress. This, this is higher end than air mattress, yeah. I'm taking photos of this house because I'm gonna put it on Airbnb.
This place right here?
Yeah, I live here, so I'll be here, but I'm gonna put this room on Airbnb.
What's the significance of this picture?
You know, this is where it all started. This is 19 Rath Street, down the street in San Francisco. Joe and I inflated 3 air beds and we called it Air Bed and Breakfast.