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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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Honestly, I'm not surprised they struggled at first. The idea of letting strangers crash at your place does seem a bit sketchy on paper. Thank goodness they stuck with it and made it work, to a level where every $1500 spent around the world, AirbnB has a share in it.

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