Starting Small: Lessons from iPhone, Airbnb, Twitch, and Stripe

Products like iPhone, Airbnb, Twitch, and Stripe all evolved from simple and limited functionalities to cater to a small set of users initially. The first iPhone had poor internet and physical scrolling issues, showing the importance of product iteration. Airbnb started with no payments, no map view, and limited to air beds only, catering mostly to conference attendees. Twitch began with a single streamer and basic streaming features, while Stripe, originally called slash dev slash payments, had no complex features or APIs, serving only YC startups for simple credit card transactions in the beginning.