[tpatke]

I bet the guys behind CouchSurfing are kicking themselves about now. http://techcrunch.com/2006/06/29/couchsurfing-deletes-itself...

Always keep a backup of your database! :-) In this case, I think it is pretty clear the execution is worth a heck of a lot more than the idea.

[Tomek_]

Dunno, maybe that's the other one but as far as I know CouchSurfing is still alive and kicking (see: http://www.couchsurfing.org - they claim to have almost 3mln users), it's just that it isn't a commercial thing.

[dominostars]

Couchsurfing and airbnb offer completely different services. Couchsurfing is free, and very focused on community building. It is definitely alive and kicking.

[angryasian]

part of their success is due to being in the echo chamber. If you view their stats pre yc, I would of questioned their success as well.

[namdnay]

"I bet the guys behind CouchSurfing are kicking themselves about now." - they're not in it for the money.

[cheez]

Ouch.