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“Saturday Startup Nugget Story- 3” AirBnB cash crunch and their innovative solution to make some quick cash. Flashback to 2008, Airbnb was facing a money crunch. So, the smart founders had a wild idea – sell cereal! They created special boxes, "Ob

"When All You Have is $40 and a Dream: The Crazy Story That Saved Airbnb" 🔥 Imagine this: Your startup is broke. Investors laugh at your idea. Your rent is overdue. You’re eating instant noodles every night. Welcome to Airbnb in 2008. Brian Ch

Startup Survival Story - 1 Airbnb: Turning Rejection into Opportunity When Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, and Nathan Blecharczyk founded Airbnb, they struggled to find investors. They were rejected by more than 20 venture capitalists. To survive, they s

In 2012, Airbnb was bleeding money. Investors weren’t interested. The media called it a “stupid idea.” Who in their right mind would let strangers sleep in their home? Founders were broke. So broke they sold custom cereal boxes during the U.S. elect

The best way to predict the future is to create it." - Peter Drucker Did you know Airbnb’s founders sold cereal boxes to fund their dream? Their perseverance turned rejection into a $70 billion company. Every idea starts small; keep going!

In 2018, the flight crew of the private plane Adam Neumann rented for a trip to Israel found a sizable chunk of drugs in cereal boxes. After this event, WeWork acquired a Gulfstream G650 for $60 million. I wonder why WeWork was still in losses 😏

Story of Airbnb: From Air Mattresses to a Global Hospitality Empire In 2007, roommates Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia couldn’t afford rent in San Francisco. With a design conference in town and hotels fully booked, they rented out air mattresses in the

🤯🔥Unique way of marketing by Airbnb 🤯 In Scotland, you can rent Shrek's house for free! On October 13th, Airbnb will offer the opportunity to book Shrek's house for one or two nights from October 27th to 29th for free. Only active Airbnb users

The Inspiring Story of Airbnb: From an Idea to a Billion-Dollar In 2007, Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia struggled to pay rent in San Francisco. With hotels fully booked for a conference, they rented out air mattresses in their apartment, calling it "Air

Top YC Companies (1/20) Airbnb: It was started by Brian Chesky during the 2008 financial crisis with the idea to list extra space in our house for other people to stay in. Since after the financial crisis, when people had less to spend, this worked a