Brian Chesky: How selling cereal got AirBnB out of debt

When Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbla founded Airbnb, it was anything but an overnight success. The pair created the company accidentally as a way to make money during a sold out convention in San Francisco – it was initially called Air Bed and Breakfast, and was literally based on inflatable air mattresses and Pop-Tart continental breakfasts. Chesky shared the story of those arduous early days during tonight’s PandoMontly fireside chat with Sarah Lacy...