Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has an 'email problem'; does not remember the last email he wrote
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky can barely recall the last time he sat down to draft an email. In fact, he believes the broader working world would be better off stepping away from email altogether – or using it “not very often”. Speaking in an interview with Time, the billionaire founder admitted that he rarely creates messages in his inbox from scratch.“I don’t know if I write an email a week. I respond to emails every day because people email me. But I’m trying to think of the last time I, like, drafted an email,” Chesky said.The ‘problem’ Brian Chesky has with emailExplaining his disdain for the format, Chesky described email as an outdated medium that feels like a chore compared to more direct, personal alternatives.“I just find it inferior to almost every other form of communication," Chesky explained, adding, “Email is subject-based. Text message is person-based.
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