I think these are all extremes that illustrate a point though. A less extreme point is airbnb's website. It's not necessarily ugly. However, it's definitely

I think these are all extremes that illustrate a point though. A less extreme point is airbnb's website. It's not necessarily ugly. However, it's definitely not going to win any awards for beautiful design either. And most importantly, the company's founders could definitely have come up with something better if they put their minds to it. The point is that a startup can grow with a design that is a bit lacking as long as it does something that people want to use.