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Nate Blecharczyk

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

After some negotiation, I agreed to work on a simplified version of the project, which we called 'Airbed and Breakfast'.

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Nate Blecharczyk at Startup School 2013

@ Y Combinator

10/26/13

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Brian Chesky

12/01/15

@ Greylock

We created a bed and breakfast for a design conference because we had no money for rent, leading to the birth of Airbnb.

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Brian Chesky

12/01/15

@ Greylock

We decided to allow hosts to offer real beds instead of just airbeds, which improved the user experience significantly.

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Brian Chesky

12/01/15

@ Greylock

We realized that the original idea of airbeds for conferences could evolve into a broader concept of booking homes anywhere in the world.

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Nate Blecharczyk

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

We launched a simple directory service for events where users could list airbeds or extra rooms, without payments or reviews, just a search engine.

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Diego Saez Gil

01/29/20

@ Y Combinator

My first startup aimed to solve the problem I faced as a backpacker by creating a mobile app to book hostels and bed-and-breakfasts.

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Brian Chesky

12/01/15

@ Greylock

After our initial launch, we didn't see immediate success and even explored creating a roommate matching website before pivoting back to Airbnb.

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Brian Chesky

12/01/15

@ Greylock

At our lowest point, we realized we needed to pivot from Air Bed and Breakfast to selling breakfast cereal, creating themed cereals to generate buzz and funding.

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Casey Neistat

11/01/17

@ Y Combinator

When Matt and I first pitched the initial version of Beme, it was a makeshift demo held together with duct tape and spit, designed to impress investors.

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Brian Chesky

06/02/24

@ The Social Radars Podcast

Initially, we positioned Airbnb as a cheaper alternative to hotels, targeting those who couldn't afford traditional accommodations, rather than as a direct hotel replacement.