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Fortune
Emma Burleigh

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky challenges founders with a critical question if they aspire to emulate his success

Airbnb cofounder and CEO Brian Chesky (Credit: Gerald Matzka / Stringer / Getty Images)

Entrepreneurship is a rollercoaster of exhilarating wins and devastating losses—and not every person is cut out for the career. There are plenty who hope to match the success of billionaire founders like Brian Chesky, who scaled Airbnb into a $79 billion rental behemoth. But there’s one question the CEO says aspiring founders need to ask themselves before trying to emulate his success.

“I like to ask entrepreneurs a question: ‘Why does your company deserve to exist?’” Chesky revealed on stage at the Masters of Scale Summit. 

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