# Organizational Design - All Guest Insights

*2 guests, 2 mentions*

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## Brian Chesky
*Brian Chesky*

> "We went to a functional model. We went back to a startup."

**Insight:** Brian discusses the fundamental shift from divisional to functional models, the removal of management layers, and the restructuring of roles to eliminate 'people managers' who don't know the work.


## Gustav Söderström
*Gustav Söderström*

> "On one spectrum, you have something like Amazon... minimize dependencies so you can run in parallel... On the other spectrum, you have something like Apple... centrally organized by something that is close to single individual."

**Insight:** The guest provides a deep framework comparing centralized (Apple) vs. decentralized (Amazon) models and how they impact user experience and speed.


