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Vishu Bheda

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Medialย โ€ขย 1m

In 2008, Airbnb tried raising $150K at a $1.5M valuation. But a VC rejected them because โ€œthe market is too smallโ€. Today, Airbnb is worth $80 billion. The greatest founders expand their market.

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Purnendu Mukherjee

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EduKareย โ€ขย 5m

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

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Arnav Bapat

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MIT Academy of Engineeringย โ€ขย 9m

Hey everyone! ๐ŸŽ‰ 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! ๐Ÿ“ฉ๐Ÿ’ก Here is the information - Airbnb is one of the world's largest marketplaces for

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Deepasnhu Chail

Mastering the Game o...ย โ€ขย 1y

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

Venture Capital Focu...ย โ€ขย 1y

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

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Shreel Dubey

Digital Marketing & ...ย โ€ขย 2m

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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Thakur Ambuj Singh

๐Ÿš€ Entrepreneur | Re...ย โ€ขย 2m

VCs donโ€™t always invest in profitable startupsโ€”because not every great business fits the venture model. But that doesnโ€™t mean your startup canโ€™t thrive! Explore alternative funding options and scale on your terms. #StartupFunding #VCReality #BuildSma

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PRATHAM

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Medialย โ€ขย 8m

Facebook Ran Pre-REVENUE for 5-6 years โ€ผ๏ธ 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

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๐Ÿ™‚ 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

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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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