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Y Combinator Cast

06/20/14

@ Y Combinator

We grew our user base from 350 to 2500 through press coverage and word of mouth, targeting college campuses for further expansion.

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Office Hours at Startup School NY 2014

@ Y Combinator

06/20/14

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Brian Chesky

12/01/15

@ Greylock

Our growth primarily came from word of mouth and PR, as we focused on making sure customers loved our service.

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Brian Chesky

12/01/15

@ Greylock

We targeted major events like the Democratic National Convention and the World Cup to bootstrap our growth, focusing on PR and word of mouth.

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Kathryn Minshew

06/20/14

@ Y Combinator

After launching, we grew from reaching about a hundred thousand people a month to a million and a half a month.

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Y Combinator Cast

08/10/23

@ Y Combinator

We launched our closed beta on Twitter, which rapidly increased our followers from 50 to 10,000 and attracted 150,000 unique visitors a day.

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Kevin Hale

07/26/19

@ Y Combinator

We achieved rapid growth by embedding our forms on users' websites, allowing our product to spread organically without hiring salespeople.

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Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

Our social media and word of mouth exploded after we tested our dinner kits, leading to significant growth and product-market fit without any marketing hires.

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Emmett Shear

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

Launching our show garnered national attention, and we experienced significant growth, hitting 150,000 unique visitors in the first month.

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Brian Chesky

12/01/15

@ Greylock

We started with bloggers to gain initial press coverage, which eventually led to national media attention, helping us gain traction despite being in debt.

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Cindy Mi

01/17/19

@ Y Combinator

We weren't prepared for rapid growth when a key opinion leader shared our program, leading to 2,000 sign-ups overnight, which we struggled to manage in a timely manner.