"When asked about the latest peptide craze during a "TBPN" livestream on Wednesday, Chesky said he'd been slightly surprised to see the way the tech community has embraced fitness. 'When I came to Silicon Valley, I was slightly self-conscious about wearing long-sleeve shirts because I thought if I wear a short-sleeve shirt, people will think I'm a meathead and therefore an idiot,' he told the "TBPN" hosts. 'People just didn't really lift weights in 2007, 2008.'"
"He also said that many of the things he learned through bodybuilding, he brought with him to Silicon Valley. 'You don't get in shape in one workout. It's 1% a day,' he said. Likewise, in Silicon Valley, 'It's not about one idea. It's about grinding every single day year-over-year with consistency,' he said. 'Overnight successes take thousands of days, actually, typically.'"
Brian Chesky arrived in Silicon Valley in the late 2000s and felt self-conscious about wearing short sleeves because weightlifting was uncommon then. Before founding Airbnb, he played college hockey and competed in bodybuilding after an injury led to physical therapy. The tech community has increasingly embraced fitness, including nutrition science, weightlifting, and peptide trends. Bodybuilding principles transferred to business practices, emphasizing incremental daily progress: one percent improvements compound over time. Chesky linked entrepreneurial success to consistent, long-term grinding rather than single ideas or overnight breakthroughs, noting that apparent overnight successes typically take thousands of days.
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