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No 6 THE BRAINS BEHIND AIRBNB

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“IT wasn’t meant to be a business; it was [meant] to make [the] rent!” says co-founder Joe Gebbia of Airbnb’s highly successful premise. What started as a simple means to an end in 2008 to cover the rent on Joe’s San Francisco apartment has become a worldwide phenomenon and a key player in the modern-day sharing economy.

We chatted to the charismatic American entrepreneur and designer about travel, experiences, and the design

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