CEO/Co-Founder of ApartmentIQ.
Joined December 2010
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Alec Slocum retweeted
Working long hours is not a sufficient condition for doing great things, but it does appear to be a necessary one, especially in the early stages.
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After 14 wild years, I’ve decided to step back from my full-time role @airbnb. Details and immense gratitude here:
joegebbia.com/dearairbnb
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(also worth noting: ten years ago essentially no one predicted this. the common wisdom was that we would have self-driving cars very soon but that creativity was out of reach for AI, maybe forever.
predictions made today about how AI is going to develop are likely as bad.)
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Supreme Court Votes 5-4 To Drive Slowly Alongside Woman Walking Home Alone At Night bit.ly/39OH05I
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What the Ukrainians are doing is the most heroic goddamn thing I’ve ever seen in my life.
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A lot of Americans who think that freedom fighting is about not wearing a mask to Costco are about to learn something from the brave people of Ukraine.
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No one “builds a house.” They lay one brick again and again and again and the end result is a house. A remarkable, glorious achievement is just what a long series of unremarkable, unglorious tasks looks like from far away.
Procrastinators are bad at remembering this.
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Most news outlets attempt to answer the question: “What are the worst things happening on Earth today?”
It’s a big planet! Obviously, some bad things are happening somewhere at any given time, but focusing relentlessly on those does not give an accurate picture of reality.
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Did you know that it’s actually possible for you to say, “I don’t know enough about this to have an opinion”
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someday eating meat is going to get cancelled, and we are going to look back upon it with horror.
we have a collective continual duty to find our way to better morals, and to allow some space for that process.
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There are two types of dudes in tech:
1. Married midwestern boy with 2 kids
2. Polyamorous Burning Man guy who drinks hemp milk and microdoses psilocybin
There is nothing in between.
This team has made an incredible amount of progress in the last two years. Excited to be able to announce a financing that reflects that.
Today we are excited to announce our $22.5 million Series B funding round, led by @SusqGrowth!
Check out the full rundown and additional details via @trdny here:
bit.ly/rentable-funding
Alec Slocum retweeted
Recognizing and re-thinking beliefs is essential to innovation.
One expert found that contemporary open offices led to 70% fewer face-to-face interactions. People didn’t find it helpful to have so many spontaneous conversations, so they wore headphones and avoided one another. nyti.ms/3jcme2d
