Joe Gebbia

12 statements across 4 episodes · 5 bullish · 2 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement Apr 12, 2023 by Joe Gebbia · said 10 times in 4 episodes since 2023 · across every show →

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Apr 12, 2023 neutral
Disclosure
Gebbia: Airbnb was intended as a one-off weekend project, not a company
“This instance of trying something was meant to be a weekend, never meant to be a company, but it gave us the basis for what became the next iteration.”
Joe Gebbia Apr 12, 2023 ▶ 19:39 Ep 53: Joe Gebbia Changed the World with Airbnb. Here's What He's Building Next. · Joe Lonsdale
Apr 12, 2023
Disclosure
Gebbia: Told Brian Chesky in college they'd build a book-worthy company
“Over the pizza, I looked him in the eyes, I said, Brian, there's something I have to tell you. I think we're gonna start a company one day, and they're gonna write a book about it.”
Joe Gebbia Apr 12, 2023 ▶ 15:08 Ep 53: Joe Gebbia Changed the World with Airbnb. Here's What He's Building Next. · Joe Lonsdale
Nov 8, 2023 positive
Disclosure
Slat: Benioff, Gebbia, Maersk, and Kia are major Ocean Cleanup backers
“Up to, you know, like a big gifts from people like Mark Benioff Joe Gebbia as well as some companies. So, you know, Maersk, the shipping company is, is a big backer. Kia, the car company.”
Boyan Slat Nov 8, 2023 ▶ 18:22 Ep 69: How a Teenager Set Out to Rid the Ocean of Plastic; Boyan Slat & the Ocean Cleanup · Joe Lonsdale
Dec 18, 2025 positive
Assertion Supported
Kupor: Airbnb's Joe Gebbia redesigned the OPM retirement application with four people.
“Joe literally took a team of two killer engineers and like two great design people, and it's completely redesigned our retirement application, but it worked partly because we had killer people like Joe and team, but also because it was set up organizationally …”
Scott Kupor Dec 18, 2025 ▶ 27:26 America’s New AI Strategy: "We're Building a Tech Force" · Joe Lonsdale
Dec 18, 2025 positive
Disclosure
Lonsdale: Donors are using nonprofits to supplement federal tech salaries.
“Like he actually is bringing in a lot of other talent, but he's actually finding a way to pay them more using a nonprofit, which actually I happen to be a donor. I think Mark and others are donors to that as well.”
Joe Lonsdale Dec 18, 2025 ▶ 28:20 America’s New AI Strategy: "We're Building a Tech Force" · Joe Lonsdale
Jan 20, 2026 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Gebbia: Team aims to fix all 27,000 government websites
“Well, some estimates have up to 27,000. And we're fixing all of them.”
Joe Gebbia Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 31:27 The Secret Team Fixing America's Broken Systems · Joe Lonsdale
Jan 20, 2026 neutral
Disclosure
Gebbia: Tech workers privately backed my administration work but feared speaking up
“Certain people reached out and said, you know, I'm excited that you're doing this, and I could never really speak up in my company. You know, I kind of always stayed a little bit quiet. Because I couldn't promote my support for this administration. And so a lo…”
Joe Gebbia Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 16:53 The Secret Team Fixing America's Broken Systems · Joe Lonsdale
Jan 20, 2026 negative
Disclosure
Gebbia: Former peers sent hate mail and cut ties over administration role
“I call them, like, hate mail. It's probably the right way to put it. And so, I don't know, like, hey guys, I'm fixing retirement in the government. Yeah. To make it better for federal employees. Do you really have an issue with that? Like, come on, like, if yo…”
Joe Gebbia Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 17:39 The Secret Team Fixing America's Broken Systems · Joe Lonsdale
Jan 20, 2026 positive
Opinion
Gebbia: Presidential power was entirely sufficient to solve the border crisis
“And lo and behold, you know, we had a lot of excuses in the last administration about why the problem couldn't get solved. Oh, you gotta wait on this, that, and the other. And in the first couple months of the Trump administration, it became very clear that th…”
Joe Gebbia Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 4:25 The Secret Team Fixing America's Broken Systems · Joe Lonsdale
Jan 20, 2026
Assertion Supported
Gebbia: The federal design team has shipped safedc.gov and trumpcard.gov
“We've already shipped a couple things already. People can see some of our initial work on safe DC.gov, which is a new website to help attract law enforcement talent to come join the task force here in DC. We shipped trumpcard.gov, which is- Trump card.”
Joe Gebbia Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 31:53 The Secret Team Fixing America's Broken Systems · Joe Lonsdale
Jan 20, 2026 negative
Disclosure
Gebbia: The Democratic Party moved too far left to support
“After being a lifelong Democrat, going back to Al Gore in 2000, when I could first vote in college, it was hard for me to identify with the things that they stood for. The things that I remember from previous presidents and previous policymakers on the democra…”
Joe Gebbia Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 3:03 The Secret Team Fixing America's Broken Systems · Joe Lonsdale
Jan 20, 2026
Opinion
Gebbia: Modernizing federal websites is his hardest challenge since Airbnb
“Like, I think this is one of the hardest challenges I've ever faced. Besides how do you get a stranger to stay in a stranger's home? This is like the next biggest challenge. How do you upgrade a whole web of outdated digital experiences for the American people…”
Joe Gebbia Jan 20, 2026 ▶ 37:37 The Secret Team Fixing America's Broken Systems · Joe Lonsdale
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