Kutcher lived exclusively in Airbnbs for six months after investing
Ashton Kutcher · 20VC: Ashton Kutcher on Early Lessons From Investing in Airbnb and Spotify, Why VC Ownership Requirements Are Becoming More and More Egregious & What Being Good At Product Truly Means · Feb 17, 2020 · at 18:36
Actor and venture capitalist Ashton Kutcher describes his hands-on approach to evaluating investments.
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“Like when I invested in Airbnb, I went and lived in Airbnbs for six months.”
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