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Medial • 9m
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% failure.
Entrepreneur, roboti... • 3m
Failure isn’t the end—it’s a stepping stone. Here’s how 5 founders turned setbacks into success. 1.Sara Blakely (Spanx): Failed as a lawyer, turned door-to-door rejection into a billion-dollar idea. 2.Elon Musk (Tesla/SpaceX): Nearly lost Tesla
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MIT Academy of Engineering • 10m
Hey everyone! 🎉 I'm sharing the first-ever pitch deck of Airbnb. If this post gets 10 likes and 5 comments, I'll drop the next one! Want the full PDF? Just DM me! 📩💡 Here is the information - Airbnb is one of the world's largest marketplaces for
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The Seeds of Success (Story) Failure is a word we often dread, but it’s a universal experience shared by everyone who has ever achieved greatness. From failed relationships to unsuccessful businesses, from poor exam results to rejected ideas—failur
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Out-of-the-Box Hustle - Clever Tricks Startups Used to Beat the Odds and Make It Big Airbnb In 2008,during the financial crisis, Airbnb was struggling to raise funds. The founders got creative and started selling novelty cereal boxes called "Obama
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The Inspiring Story of Airbnb: From an Idea to a Billion-Dollar In 2007, Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia struggled to pay rent in San Francisco. With hotels fully booked for a conference, they rented out air mattresses in their apartment, calling it "Air
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