"𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗯𝗻𝗯 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟴—𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻"
In 2008, Airbnb was failing.
They had:
→ $𝟬 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲
→ 𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗲𝗱-𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀
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Hey I am on Medial • 2d
I don’t buy the “no money, just hustle” narrative anymore. They were Stanford-connected founders in the YC ecosystem. Try doing this if you're a first-time founder from Tier 3 India, very different outcomes.
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