How Airbnb Scaled from 3 Guests to 2 Billion | First Time Founders with Ed Elson

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How Airbnb Scaled from 3 Guests to 2 Billion | First Time Founders with Ed Elson

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Welcome to First Time Founders. I'm Ed Ellson. It started in 2007 with an air mattress in a cramped San Francisco apartment. The rent was due. Hotels were booked up for a local design conference and two roommates had an idea. What if they charged guests to sleep on the floor? That weekend, three strangers stayed in their living room and an industry... Read More

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