Chief Executive · Founder, Airbnb
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive · Founder | Airbnb | Women's Agenda, SmartCompany (Fri 12 Nov 2021), SmartCompany (Fri 11 Dec 2020), SmartCompany (Tue 7 Apr 2020) |
Stories naming Brian Chesky. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Atlassian has rolled out Team Anywhere, a remote-friendly policy pitched at staff resisting Amazon's office mandate; an Atlassian executive blames 'fake work' for poor productivity, and Australian home-working data is cited.
Airbnb's chief executive expects remote work to transform travel, while domestic travel businesses, including Travlr, which recently raised $6.7 million, prepare for a post-pandemic booking surge.
A timeline retracing Airbnb's growth from its 2007 founding and early accelerator backing through successive funding rounds to its December 2020 NASDAQ listing, where shares surged on debut past a US$100 billion valuation.
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