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Airbnb Co-Founder Joe Gebbia on early “a-ha” moments, elite design + his new startup Samara | E1675

This Week in Startups

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How to Get Investors to Pay a Parking Meter

At the time, Palo Alto was the epicenter of fundraising. Every cafe table with some guy in a hoodie and some guy in business suit. This unnamed investor shows up late. It took him to like 15 minutes. He punks the smoothie down right in front of the laptop. And they still won't write the check.

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