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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

Brian Chesky credits AirBnb's success to an essay Paul Graham wrote in 2008. If any founder dedicatedly focuses on the six principles that Paul mentions, it will blow off their startup. The secret to startup success lies in six principles. Let me

From Air Mattresses to a Multi-Billion Dollar Game-Changer In 2008, roommates Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia found themselves in a classic bind: rent was due, and their bank accounts were empty. Instead of panicking, they got creative. With a major des

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 2008, two roommates, Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, were struggling to pay rent in San Francisco. They decided to rent out three air mattresses in their apartment to attendees of a design conference happening in the city. They created a basic websit

It’s only cringe until it starts working. A great example of this is Airbnb. When Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia first came up with the idea of letting people rent out air mattresses in their living rooms, many thought it was a crazy idea. Who would

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

When Airbnb was just starting, the founders faced a big problem: no one was listing their homes. Instead of building fancy tools or running ads, they did something unusual—they visited hosts in person. Brian Chesky, one of the founders, knocked o

"You don’t need a CTO, a tech team, or an app to start your business. If you truly understand your business inside out, focus on finding creative ways to make it work without relying on those resources. Success starts with resourcefulness, not resour

“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