The Ledger

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Assertion Contradicted
Alströmer: Airbnb founders posed as hired photographers to hide small team size
“They claimed to be hired photographers for Airbnb, Airbnb and breakfast. So when they met with all the hosts, they said, we want to come by your home and take photos. They didn't say that they were the founders because that made the company sound much smaller.”
Gustaf Alströmer Aug 15, 2019 ▶ 5:45 Gustaf Alströmer - Growth for Startups · Y Combinator
Assertion Contradicted
Bernstam: Modern seed rounds exceed Dropbox and Airbnb's Series A rounds
“The seed rounds today, Are bigger than, like, the Series A that Dropbox and Airbnb did with Sequoia, which I think was roughly a mil each.”
Tikhon Bernstam Sep 8, 2017 ▶ 6:16 The Challenges a Repeat Founder Faces - Tikhon Bernstam · Y Combinator
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