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I Joined Airbnb at 52, and Here’s What I Learned About Age, Wisdom, and the Tech Industry

Harvard Business Review

In early 2013 cofounder and CEO Brian Chesky approached me after reading my book Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow. Our digital world is full of emojis, and the term “emo” didn’t exist back in my schoolyard days. That’s when Airbnb came calling.

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Four Major Changes in Global Prosperity

Harvard Business Review

It was Abraham Maslow who gave us that famous observation — “when the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.” Put simply, what’s good for increasing GDP may not be good for the long-term betterment of society.