
The site officially launched on August 11, 2008.

They put together a website that offered short-term living quarters and breakfast for those who were unable to book a hotel in the saturated market. In February 2008, Nathan Blecharczyk, Chesky's former roommate, joined as the Chief Technology Officer and the third co-founder of the new venture, which they named AirBed & Breakfast. For a chronological guide, see Timeline of Airbnb.Īfter moving to San Francisco in October 2007, roommates and former schoolmates Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia came up with an idea of putting an air mattress in their living room and turning it into a bed and breakfast.
