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by tedmiston 3795 days ago
Best part of that story:

> In the end, the pair remarkably sold more than $30,000 worth of themed cereal, nearly pulling themselves entirely out of debt. Chesky had to convince his mom at the time that he was still in the short-term rental business, and not running a cereal startup.

Full read - https://pando.com/2013/01/10/brian-chesky-i-lived-on-capn-mc...