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" At the time, startups, as we know them today, were a rarity. Funding yourself to start one, even more so. " Come on! Never heard of the dotcom bubble? It was
by maxxxxx 8y ago
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At the time, startups, as we know them today, were a rarity. Funding yourself to start one, even more so. "
Come on! Never heard of the dotcom bubble? It was all about startups.
And people have been self funding businesses throughout history.
Airbnb did what a lot of other people had been doing since eternity. Nothing new.
- krn 8y agoI am writing from a European perspective, but my impression is, that even in 2007 starting a startup or working for one was still not as common as it is today for a recent graduate in the US[1]. [1] http://www.paulgraham.com/notnot.html http://www.paulgraham.com/notnot.html