“He would really let the team experiment and explore, try different things on social media, try different things on YouTube… it worked really well”

This Week in Startups · Justin Kan & Brian Chesky: The Rejections That Built Twitch and Airbnb | E2344

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Let the media team experiment freely on social platforms while he focused on product

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