Back in March, when sheltering in place was
still a novelty, Airbnb Chief Executive Officer Brian Chesky hung an
oversized print from his company’s in-house magazine on a bare wall
above his sofa, hoping it would brighten up his home office. The image,
of a rustic cabin set against snowcapped mountains, seemed to signify
the monumental task of running a home-sharing website during a deadly pandemic.
Or perhaps it signified the absurdity of managing a multinational
company via videoconference, appearing before employees, investors, and
lenders exclusively from the waist up. “I do wear pants,” Chesky says in
an interview over Zoom. “I want to be clear.”
Airbnb Inc.,
which Chesky founded in a much more modest San Francisco living room in
2008, is among the world’s most valuable lodging companies.
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