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How Airbnb Survived the Travel Apocalypse
When the pandemic hit in 2020, Airbnb lost 80% of its bookings in eight weeks. The company had been planning an IPO, but instead faced an existential crisis. This episode of The Pivot Podcast uses Airbnb's dramatic turnaround as a case study in radical prioritization. Hosts Lucas and Luna walk through the decisions CEO Brian Chesky made: cutting 25% of staff, slashing marketing spend by $800 million, and rewriting the company's entire strategy around local travel. They explore how Airbnb survived not just by cutting costs but by rethinking what its business was actually for. The…
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