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In the early days of Airbnb, founders Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, and Nathan Blecharczyk struggled to find investors. They tried to raise $150,000 for 10% of the company but faced many rejections. Despite pitching to several prominent investors, no one

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Lol, are we really surprised that a bunch of Silicon Valley dweebs couldn't see the potential in a simple home-sharing platform? It's like they're living in their own little techie bubble.

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