Nathan Blecharczyk

Nathan Blecharczyk is Airbnb’s co-founder and chief strategy officer. He helped build the company’s travel platform and has discussed its early growth, approach to trust in home-sharing, and strategy for expanding travel offerings.

Career

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Based in: San Francisco
Elsewhere

Airbnb

2008 — Present

Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer

Co-founded Airbnb and currently serves as its chief strategy officer.

Harvard University

Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science

Boston Latin Academy

Products & media

youtube.com

Inside the highs, lows, and future of Airbnb

Video

polsky.uchicago.edu

Fireside Chat: How Airbnb Grew, Survived COVID-19, and Found Success

A discussion of Airbnb’s early growth, its response to the pandemic, and the publicity stunt that helped the founders gain attention.

Event

articles.sequoiacap.com

Visualizing the Customer Experience

He explains how Airbnb used storyboards of guest and host journeys to identify gaps in the customer experience and guide product decisions.

Writing

econtalk.org