How Airbnb Started: Air Mattresses to $75 Billion (Full Story)

In 2008, Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia couldn't afford rent. So they bought air mattresses and rented out their living room. Seven investors rejected them. They were down to selling novelty cereal boxes to survive. Here's the full story of how they built a $75 billion company from nothing. ⏱ Timestamps: 0:00 — The air mattress idea nobody believed in 2:00 — 7 rejections and running out of money 4:00 — The cereal box pivot that saved the company 6:30 — Y Combinator and the first real funding 8:00 — How Airbnb cracked the trust problem 10:30 — The legal battles that almost killed it 12:00 — $75 billion and the lessons 📖 Full written story: https://marketvaultmedia.com/pages/ar... 🎬 Watch next: → The Amazon Story:    • How Amazon Started: Jeff Bezos From Garage...   → How Nike Started:    • How Nike Started: A $500 Handshake to $150...   → 5 Money Mistakes:    • 5 Money Mistakes That Keep Most Americans ...   🔔 New video every Monday — Subscribe:    / @marketvaultmedia   #Airbnb #StartupStory #BusinessStory #Entrepreneurship #HowAirbnbStarted #MarketVaultMedia