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Deepasnhu Chail

Stealth • 7m

Out-of-the-Box Hustle - Clever Tricks Startups Used to Beat the Odds and Make It Big Airbnb In 2008,during the financial crisis, Airbnb was struggling to raise funds. The founders got creative and started selling novelty cereal boxes called "Obama O's" and "Cap'n McCain's" to make ends meet. This allowed them to stay afloat until they could secure funding. Airbnb is now one of the largest accommodation platforms in the world.

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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

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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!

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Havish Gupta

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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

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