#management
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- Founder Mode References
A management philosophy coined by Paul Graham after Brian Chesky's 2024 Y Combinator alumni retreat talk. The core thesis: founders should stay deeply involved in product detail…
- Founder Mode: Brian Chesky, Founder & CEO, Airbnb Learning
- Manager Mode References
The conventional wisdom for running a scaled company: hire great people, trust them to do their jobs, and get out of the way. Brian Chesky argues this approach is "incredibly fa…
- Skip-Level Meetings References
A management practice where a leader meets with employees who report to their direct reports (or even deeper). Brian Chesky practices this aggressively at Airbnb, treating 40-50…