I'm not sure how many people realize this, but Airbnb would not exist without @mwseibel. The company would have died without YC, and they wouldn't have applied to YC if Michael hadn't told them to.
-
In
@justinkan's recent interview with@mwseibel, Justin said that it was actually@eshear who suggested to@bchesky and@jgebbia that they should apply to YC.
-
-
you’re too good to give yourself credit but my guess is at least part of why they were hanging with the http://justin.tv guys was to get that nudge/recommendation toward yc (subconsciously or consciously)
-
Nice of you to say, but I honestly don't think so. The JTV guys really had to convince them to apply. If they'd wanted to apply, they would have applied on time. But they missed the deadline and Justin had to email us.
- Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
Did
@mwseibel also believe in them becausd of the cereal-tenacity or did he believe in the market/idea more ?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.