In late 2009, we decided to publicly announce our product, which led to significant interest and media coverage.

We faced challenges with our product's pre-order sales drying up and struggled to maintain press coverage as our product wasn't ready for manufacturing yet.

After launching our first consumer product, we realized we had compromised on key design elements, which ultimately led to its poor performance in the market.

When we first launched our product, I was embarrassed about its readiness, but we had to ship it. We learned from our initial customers, who provided valuable feedback that helped us improve.

In the early days, we launched multiple times to gain press attention, even if it meant rebranding and changing our approach frequently.

In our first year, we ended up selling about 600,000 units after addressing the initial quality issues.

In our first year, we faced significant challenges, including a tough go-to-market transition and hiring the wrong team for our stage of growth.

After launching our first product, we received positive feedback from investors, but I was unaware that we were about to face a long period of struggle.

In the early days of Airbnb, we struggled to achieve product-market fit and faced significant challenges in getting people to adopt our service.