Airbnb - AVC
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Airbnb - AVC
Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company
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In 1993, Jensen Huang pitched a startup idea to his former boss, Wilf Corrigan. After Jensen’s pitch, Wilf said, “I have no idea what you just said. That was one of the worst pitches I’ve ever heard.” Wilf then called the renowned venture capitalist Don Valentine, and said, “Don, I’m going to send a kid over to you. He’s one of the best employees
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We couldn’t wrap our heads around air mattresses on the living room floors as the next hotel room and did not chase the deal. Others saw the amazing team that we saw, funded them, and the rest is history... We made the classic mistake that all investors make. We focused too much on what they were doing at the time and not enough on what they could... See more