James Jenkins-Yates — founder of the world’s largest Airbnb management company — went from a flat in Pimlico to 6,000 listings, £160M in host revenue, a Series A… and then lost it all to layoffs and COVID.In this uncut conversation he tells Enrico:• Why quitting UBS at 24 was worth the chaos • The £30 k Tube-ad gamble that exploded growth overnight • Raising VC money vs. building profitably (hard lessons) • Layoffs, depression and rebuilding during the pandemic • How Europe is falling behind on tech — and what founders must do
