𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗕𝗡𝗕 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗚𝗬
They had 40,000 dollars in debt. Credit cards were maxed out. The founders were broke. They could not get investors to care about air mattresses. The business was dying.
They looked for cash anywhere. They bought cereal. They designed custom boxes for Obama and Captain McCain. They sold these boxes for 40 dollars each. They made 30,000 dollars. This cash kept the lights on.
The money bought them time. Time allowed them to build the product. The product eventually scaled. Airbnb is now a global leader.
💡 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝘆𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘂 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: Cash flow is more important than your original vision. Will you do what is necessary to survive?