Joe Gebbia explained, one of his professors told him "Duct tape is the sign of a design opportunity.”

AirBnB co-founder Joe Gebbia explained, it’s the responsibility of designers to seek out the “duct tape beacons” of the world; the lengthy, cumbersome processes, the inefficient or makeshift solutions the exist today, and turn them into a relevant, responsive and beautiful in its simplicity. That is the lesson of the company he created, and an organising principles that still guides his work today. With a mission to create a community where anyone can belong anywhere, Gebbia has continued to leverage AirBnB’s core competencies - like connecting people to income and experiences through hospitality and building trust between strangers around the world - to solve new problems presented by displacement. Co-founder and CPO of Airbnb, designer Joe Gebbia changed the way people travel and interact with strangers with his peer-to-peer home-rental startup.