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Joe Gebbia

Founder of Samara

Austin, Texas

Overview 

Joe Gebbia is the co-founder of Airbnb and Samara, with significant achievements including co-founding Airbnb, serving as its Chairman, and co-founding Samara. He has a background in industrial design and has held leadership positions at Tesla and Rhode Island School of Design. Joe Gebbia has played a pivotal role in revolutionizing the hospitality industry by co-founding Airbnb and overseeing its growth, as well as contributing to innovative design projects through his work at Samara. His diverse experience in industrial design and leadership roles at prominent organizations like Tesla showcase his expertise in both design and business.

Work Experience 

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Samara

  • Co-Founder

    2022 - Current

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Tesla

  • Board Member

    2022

Tesla Motors is an electric vehicle and clean energy company that provides electric cars, solar, and renewable energy solutions.

Raised $19,374,213,101.00 from European Union, PennDOT, Australian Renewable Energy Agency and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center.

tesla.com
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Airbnb

  • Co-founder of Airbnb and Chairman of Airbnb.org

    2008

    Airbnb is a place where what's inspiring about every person, and every home, in every country, can be shared. People share extra rooms, entire houses, castles, treehouses, boats, and even igloos. What began in my San Francisco apartment has spread to 80,000 cities in over 192 countries, creating a new economy for millions of people around the world.

Lake Swan Properties is a holiday home rental company.

airbnb.com
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Rhode Island School of Design

  • Board Member

    2013 - 2024

CritBuns

  • Founder & Lead Designer

    2005 - 2010

    Designed, developed, and patented a new product for a portable seat cushion. Marketed to both niche and mass market sales channels, including the Museum of Modern Art (NYC & SF), Solutions Catalog (35MM viewer reach), and Gaiam wellness products. CritBuns has been exhibited in 3 countries, and was sold in over 30 stores worldwide, with fulfillment running out of my garage.

Ecolect, Inc,

  • Co-founder

    2006 - 2010

    Partner, interface designer, and strategist for an online sustainable materials community that connects designers with sources of eco-materials, and with other green-minded designers. Developed our GreenBox subscription into a profitable service that shipped material samples quarterly to design firms and universities internationally, allowing them to build out a sustainable materials library.

Juice Studios

  • Founder

    2005 - 2009

    Oversee freelance product, graphic, and web ventures.

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Chronicle Books

  • Industrial Designer

    2006 - 2007

    Design lead for new package design and format initiatives across marcom, book, and gift lines. Aided in retail store experience design, and trade show experience design. Responsible for ideation, material selection, graphic and industrial prototyping, and presentation quality images and models.

Kaiju Studios

  • Industrial Designer

    2005 - 2005

    Product design and ideation for LG Electronics.

Item New Product Development

  • Intern

    2005 - 2005

    Product design and ideation for Staples, Inc.

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