Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has one question he likes to ask every entrepreneur: ‘Why does your company deserve to exist?’

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 Maste ...