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How to Start a Startup Lecture 2: Full Transcript

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Re: How to Start a Startup Lecture 2: Full Transcript

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"As an example of how intense Brian Chesky is, he's the Airbnb CEO, he used to ask people if they would take the job if they got a medical diagnosis that they have one year left to life (sic)" This is essentially asking - are you willing to lie to get this job.

Ideal gamed answer, both true and good enough to satisfy AirBnB: "no I would spend all my savings traveling around the world to exotic and unusual places, and hacking on open source projects as time and net access permitted."

Re: How to Start a Startup Lecture 2: Full Transcript

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post #5

"As an example of how intense Brian Chesky is, he's the Airbnb CEO, he used to ask people if they would take the job if they got a medical diagnosis that they have one year left to life (sic)" This is essentially asking - are you willing to lie to get this job.

That sounds to me abuse of power even coming up with that question.
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