Paul Graham on Twitter: "Without startups, some things would not happen at all. What existing company would have created Airbnb?"

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1. Nicky Williamson ‏ @NickyWill100 20 Mar 2017
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  and watch the margins where things really begin eg couchsurfing before AirBnb. Numerous examples
  
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1. Patagonia Vest‏ @IndentureCapitl 20 Mar 2017
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  everything was a startup at one point. You could say this about anything
  
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1. aidan wolf LH6‏ @Aidan_Wolf 20 Mar 2017
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  Without companies, companies wouldn't have companied companies.
  
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1. 𝐁𝐫𝐲𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥‏ @bryceoflife 20 Mar 2017
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  It's because we're still hungry and just crazy enough to hunt (for a solution). Big companies like to stay where it's safe.
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1. Ville M. Vainio‏ @vivainio 20 Mar 2017
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  travel agency
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1. prashantsachdev‏ @prashantsachdev 20 Mar 2017
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  in india this was natural and my place in pune every week we have surprised guest...for NY / US it was definitely #startup gift
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1. Andrew Stepner‏ @andrewstepner 20 Mar 2017
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  Why would you say VRBO didn't succeed at it?
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1. Quintin Schevernels‏ @Quintin24 20 Mar 2017
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  True, however I would say "without entrepreneurs" instead of "without startups"
  
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