eBay
2 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Aug 30, 2016 by Jessica Livingston · said 24 times in 13 episodes since 2016 · across every show →
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2020 1 mention in 1 episode
2018 8 mentions in 4 episodes 2 per episode
- Ryan Petersen on Building Flexport, a Modern Freight Forwarder · Y Combinator
- The Path to $100B by Paul Buchheit · Y Combinator
- A Conversation with Elad Gil · Y Combinator
- Leah Culver of Breaker and Tom Sparks of YC Answer Your Questions About Security and Podcasting · Y Combinator
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2017 6 mentions in 3 episodes 2 per episode
2016 4 mentions in 1 episode
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Aug 30, 2016 positive
Livingston: Airbnb pitched investors during YC as 'the eBay of space'
“I remember specifically during YC, Airbnb said to themselves and I think, ah, to investors, we plan to become the eBay of space. Like, they were nowhere near the eBay of space at that point, but they had that vision, and they were working toward that.”