Company · Technology · Real Estate · founded 2008
Airbnb
Runs a website and app for booking places to stay, activities and services, earning a fee on each booking.
Of the 7 people here linked to Airbnb, 1 is a founder and 2 are still there. 3 of them also appear at Meta Platforms. These are people who succeeded, not the odds of succeeding.
Description and founding year: en.wikipedia.org. Each person's role links to its own source on their profile.
7 people at Airbnb
Founder Still there
Role
Co-founder and CEO, 2008–now
Also at
Source
· high confidence. AirBed & Breakfast launched in March 2008 (Wikipedia places the founding in 2007-2008); Chesky took the CEO title in fall 2010.
Technology 3 / 1
Brian Chesky
Cofounder and CEO, Airbnb
middle-class · some · college degree
Board Still there
Role
Director, 2018–now
Also at
Source
· high confidence. Joined the board in January 2018 per Airbnb's investor relations page.
Finance 2 / 8
Kenneth Chenault
Former Chairman and CEO, American Express; Chairman and Managing Director, General Catalyst
professional-class · some · graduate degree
Investor Past
Role
Angel investor
Source
· high confidence. No year given on the page.
Technology · Software · Venture Capital 2 / 1
David Sacks
PayPal COO; co-founder of Yammer; interim CEO of Zenefits; co-founder of Craft Ventures
professional-class · elite · graduate degree
Investor Past
Role
Investor in the initial seed round, 2009
Also at
Source
· medium confidence. April 2009; the page does not say whether he invested personally or through the fund.
Technology · Software 2 / 2
Jawed Karim
Co-founder of YouTube; posted the platform's first video
professional-class · some · graduate degree
Investor Past
Role
Led the Series A financing round
Source
· high confidence. No year given on the page.
Technology · Software · Venture Capital 2 / 0
Reid Hoffman
Co-founder of LinkedIn; early PayPal executive; Greylock Partners venture capitalist
professional-class · elite · graduate degree
Investor Past
Role
Investor (listed among his portfolio companies)
Source
· medium confidence. Wikipedia lists Airbnb among his portfolio companies without a date or current-holding status.
Artificial Intelligence · Venture Capital 2 / 2
Sam Altman
CEO, OpenAI; former president, Y Combinator
affluent professional · elite · some college
Employee Past
Role
Software engineer, 2011
Also at
Source
· high confidence. Joined in 2011 per Wikipedia; the end year is not stated there.
Technology · Software · Finance 2 / 0
Brian Armstrong
Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Coinbase
comfortable · some · graduate degree
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2 shared: Kenneth Chenault, Brian Armstrong
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1 shared: Kenneth Chenault
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Google
1 shared: Jawed Karim
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1 shared: Sam Altman
Palantir Technologies
1 shared: David Sacks
Procter & Gamble
1 shared: Kenneth Chenault
Reddit
1 shared: Sam Altman
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1 shared: David Sacks
Stripe
1 shared: Sam Altman
Uber
1 shared: David Sacks
Y Combinator
1 shared: Sam Altman
YouTube
1 shared: Jawed Karim