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Airbnb is one of several highly anticipated IPOs reportedly slated for 2019. Founded in 2008 as “AirBed&Breakfast,” the startup has raised more than $4 billion to reach a $31 billion valuation as it closes in on a public filing.
But it wasn’t always the glowing digital startup success story it’s known as today. Co-founders Brian Chesky, Nathan Blecharczyk, and Joe Gebbia originally saw the company as a way for travelers to rent mattresses from locals — and it stumbled through much of its first year. They finally got their break after being accepted into Silicon Valley’s prestigious startup accelerator
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