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.
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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Deepasnhu Chail
Stealth • 7m
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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Santhosh Gandhi
Stealth • 9m
Venture Studio vs Pre-Seed VCs
Venture Studios and Pre-Seed VCs have different approaches.
While Pre-Seed VCs invest in existing businesses with potential in a very early stage, Venture Studios creates new startups from scratch, providing operation
Facebook Ran Pre-REVENUE for 5-6 years ‼️
Meaning, for 5-6 years they didn't sell anything to their customers and made 0 sales. How ? Funding. But why? Because It was creating a category from scratch and was revolutionary back then.
It was backed
🙂 Growth Sense, a trusted and vibrant ecosystem for startups, has closed its funding round, raising $600,000.
The funding round was led by marquee angels, micro VCs and industry veterans.
With the closure of this round, Growth Sense's existing inv
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Mayank Kumar
Stealth • 6m
The Impact of Venture Capital on Innovation!
Venture capital (VC) plays a crucial role in driving innovation. By providing the necessary funds, VCs enable startups to scale and develop groundbreaking technologies.
Think of companies like Uber, Air
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Santhosh Gandhi
Stealth • 8m
Some India-Based Venture Studios!
- NOW Venture Studio
- Ellenox
- Krystal Ventures Studio
- T9L Qube
- Prototyze
- Meraki Labs
- LiveInTech Venture Studio
- build3
Venture Studio vs Pre-Seed VCs
Venture Studios and Pre-Seed VCs have
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Mr Z
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Medial • 2m
When Tesla was founded in 2003, Elon Musk wasn't even an employee.
By 2008, Tesla was nearly bankrupt.
Then Elon took over as CEO. 15 years later, they're worth $727 Billion.
Everyone should understand how Elon brought Tesla back from the dead: 🧵
Understanding Equity Funding for New Businesses
Hello everyone,
Let's talk about equity investment today, a crucial component of startup funding. Startups often use this strategy to accelerate growth and broaden their customer base. So, what exactl
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗪𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴: 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁𝗻𝘂𝘁?🧐
A good idea makes no sense if you can't monetize it. Founded in 2016, Doubtnut was a brilliant idea solving student problems in a way no other edtech in India was doing.
The concept for the