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Aug 2017
42m 59s

Airbnb: Joe Gebbia (2017)

Guy Raz | Wondery
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We're hard at work planning our upcoming live show, so we bring you this favorite from the last year: Airbnb. A chance encounter with a stranger gave Joe Gebbia an idea to help pay his rent. That idea grew into a company that now has more rooms than the biggest hotel chain in the world. PLUS in our postscript "How You Built That," we check back with Michael ... Show More
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