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		maxxxxx on Sept 17, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Subject: Airbnb (2011) " At the time, startups, as we know them today, were a rarity. Funding yourself to start one, even more so. " Come on! Never heard of the dotcom bubble? It was all about startups. And people have been self funding businesses throughout history. Airbnb did what a lot of other people had been doing since eternity. Nothing new.

krn on Sept 17, 2018 [–]

I am writing from a European perspective, but my impression is, that even in 2007 starting a startup or working for one was still not as common as it is today for a recent graduate in the US[1].

[1] http://www.paulgraham.com/notnot.html

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