Not enough stories get told about startups that don't make it.
@jakefuentes and @brelig recently shared a bunch of hard-won and incredibly insightful lessons from their attempt at building @Cascadeio (a data logic and analysis tool). Some of my favorite takeaways:
On taking on… Show more
Not enough stories get told about startups that don't make it. @jakefuentes and @brelig recently shared a bunch of hard-won and incredibly insightful lessons from their attempt at building @Cascadeio (a data logic and analysis tool). Some of my favorite takeaways: On taking on… Show more

So here's the story of how we missed Airbnb, one of the best startups to come our way in the past few years.
The Airbnb founders came out of the winter 2009 Y Combinator class. They came to see us during their time at YC. They told us about a great stunt they pulled at the Democratic Convention in Denver (in which Obama was nominated). They bought a... See more
The Airbnb founders came out of the winter 2009 Y Combinator class. They came to see us during their time at YC. They told us about a great stunt they pulled at the Democratic Convention in Denver (in which Obama was nominated). They bought a... See more