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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 6: Al Milukas, and Zahra Aljabri and James Faghmous

Steve Blank

As a new founder, Al will be calling the perseverance he used to make it in radio. Here’s how he knew he’d finally won his father over: Probably when I got the New York City job, because he knew what a big market it was. … Steve : Was it designed to be a Minimum Viable Product? . They make whiskey.

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Out of the Crisis #7, Brian Chesky Part 1: running Airbnb in crisis mode, being multi-stakeholder, and re-founding the company

Startup Lessons Learned

19:36) Brian on his background as a RISD-trained industrial designer. (20:32) 19:36) Brian on his background as a RISD-trained industrial designer. (20:32) I'm from New York, upstate New York. But you go to New York City and people just kind of. I'm a designer.