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Founder Origin Stories
See patterns in how successful startups actually began and what they share
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Last updated Dec 1, 2025. Clone to remix or explore directly from the public view.
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Airbnb: From Air Mattresses to Global Platform
The remarkable journey of how three entrepreneurs turned air mattresses in their apartment into an $80 billion platform business that revolutionized travel and hospitality worldwide.
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Dropbox: Demo Video Success
How Drew Houston validated Dropbox with a 3-minute video before building the full product
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Instagram: Photos Only
The counterintuitive story of how Instagram succeeded by removing features, not adding them
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Stripe: Developer-First Approach
How Patrick and John Collison built Stripe by obsessing over developer experience
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Pattern Recognition: What These Share
Identify the common threads in successful startup stories and apply them to spot opportunities
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