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Nate Blecharczyk, Co-founder of Airbnb, on Selling Breakfast Cereal and Other Growth Hacks

2018/6/4
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Nate Blecharczyk分享了Airbnb从初创到成功的经验，包括团队合作的重要性、克服早期挑战的方法、以及各种增长策略。他强调了产品市场匹配的重要性，以及在早期阶段采取'不注重规模化'的策略，例如亲自拍摄房屋照片、与房东建立关系、在Craigslist上投放广告等。他还分享了在Y Combinator的经历，以及如何通过制作和销售主题早餐麦片获得早期资金和媒体关注。此外，他还谈到了公司全球化扩张的策略，以及如何利用大型全球性活动来推广Airbnb。最后，他还分享了团队建设的经验，以及对Airbnb未来发展的展望。

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This chapter details how the three Airbnb co-founders, who were already friends before starting the company, divided their responsibilities based on their skill sets and personalities. It also highlights the importance of their friendship in overcoming early challenges and sticking together during difficult times.
  • Co-founders' pre-existing friendship was crucial for overcoming early challenges.
  • Responsibilities were divided organically based on skills (engineering, design, external relations).
  • Early challenges strengthened their bond and commitment to the business.

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In this episode, Nate chats about how to get out of the “trough of sorrows” through finding product-market fit, growing a global marketplace, and thinking outside (or inside) the box on building a business.

Nathan (Nate) Blecharczyk is the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Airbnb. Nate also serves as Chairman of Airbnb China. Nate plays a leading role in driving key strategic initiatives across Airbnb’s global business. Previously he oversaw the creation of Airbnb’s engineering, data science, and performance marketing teams. Nate became an entrepreneur in his youth, running a business while he was in high school that sold to clients in more than 20 countries. He earned a degree in Computer Science from Harvard University and held several engineering positions before co-founding Airbnb. As a guest, Nate has stayed in hundreds of homes using Airbnb and he is also a host in San Francisco, where he lives with his family.