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Airbnb, now worth ~$100 billion, was rejected by 7 investors in 2007. Not because it was a bad idea, but because VCs reject 99% of startups. Lesson: If ALL your plans depend on VC funding rather than customer funding, you are already fighting 99% f

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

An investor gave me this reply can anyone explain what he wanted to say “After completing our work on the opportunity, we have decided not to participate in your current round. We are thoroughly impressed with the progress you’ve achieved and the qu

Should a startup idea always focus on capturing the entire TAM?

Why angel investors don’t reply on LinkedIn?🙂how to build good relationships with them or build a network,

I couldn't think how good anonymity can be until I saw it working here. But still, it's largely because of the moderators on this platform; otherwise, you could witness its misuse on a hunch.

The Most Important thing in Business is Trust Your Employees, Investors, Shareholders, Supplierers, Customers should have trust on you So you should try very hard to reap your trust in them Because Trust takes years to build and seconds to destroy

Why Airbnb is not making much profit from India being a such good concept. What are the problem that Airbnb facing currently in India and why the convenience fees is so high and high taxes also. Why I never see any ad from Airbnb on any platform or c

Elon Musk wins Tesla shareholder approval for $56 billion pay package. The approval underscores the support that Musk enjoys from Tesla's retail investor base. The proposal passed despite opposition from some large institutional investors and proxy

Do you know why Airbnb does not have the lowest price to higher price sorting on their website/app? Do they want people to stay in expensive hotels/ houses? (Ps: Typing error corrected!)