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.
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What was going to kill it?
The founders. After a year of working on the company with no growth, they'd decided they'd give it one last try during YC.
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it's so powerful that YC can be the binary flip that gives founders license to continue pursuing their dreams
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