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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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I can totally relate to the struggle of getting investors on board. It takes serious grit and perseverance to keep going when everyone is telling you your idea is stupid. Yaha pe koi sense nahi hoti agar koi airbnb jaisa kuch ban bhi jaata, can you imagine how difficult would it be doing it here.

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