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Brian Chesky, Co-Founder & CEO of Airbnb

The Social Radars

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The Last Chance to Raise Money From Angels in Silicon Valley

Airbnb spent a year trying to raise money from angels in Silicon Valley and you got a lot of nose, right? We tried to raise $150,000 at a $1.5 million, I think, post money valuation. And Michael Sible actually introduced us to like maybe 10 investors and then Joe and I sourced another 10. So we probably pitched about 20 investors proactively and they all said no.

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