Airbnb started out as a way for Joe and Nate to make rent money. The company is now one of the most popular rental sites in the U.S. Michael Lewis: "The existing products weren't great" He says Airbnb's timing was right, because they were solving their own problem.
Dalton Caldwell and Michael Seibel talk about where the ideas for Airbnb, Coinbase, and Stripe came from. Then they discuss what you can learn from these founders.
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