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Even after YC and with the full support of PG himself, AirBnb was turned down by one of the top VCs in the country: http://www.paulgraham.com/airbnb.html http:
by trevmckendrick 11y ago
Even after YC and with the full support of PG himself, AirBnb was turned down by one of the top VCs in the country:
http://www.paulgraham.com/airbnb.html http://www.paulgraham.com/airbnb.html
And that's just one public example. (Chris Sacca also turned them down.)
Empirically it would be shocking if they were the only 2 investors who had the opportunity to invest but didn't.