Startups
Slack Began As A Game
Slack was a tool built inside a gaming company; when the game failed, the chat tool became the business.
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Born In A Garage
Hewlett-Packard started in a Palo Alto garage in 1939, now called the birthplace of Silicon Valley.
Airbnb's Air Mattresses
Airbnb began in 2007 when two founders rented air mattresses on their floor to pay the rent.
Amazon Started With Books
Jeff Bezos launched Amazon from a garage in 1994 as an online bookstore.
Why They're Called Unicorns
Investor Aileen Lee coined unicorn in 2013 for startups worth over a billion dollars, because they were so rare.
Netflix Mailed DVDs
Netflix began in 1997 renting DVDs by post before becoming a streaming giant.
Built In A Dorm Room
Facebook was launched from a Harvard dorm room in 2004 and reached a million users within a year.