Low-Helicopter-2696@alien.topB to EntrepreneurEnglish · 1 year ago

What's a business that when you first heard it, thought it was the dumbest idea in the world, and it turned out to be hugely successful?

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What's a business that when you first heard it, thought it was the dumbest idea in the world, and it turned out to be hugely successful?

Low-Helicopter-2696@alien.topB to EntrepreneurEnglish · 1 year ago

Airbnb sounded like a horrible idea to me. Who the heck would rent out a single room? Sounded like a recipe for murder.

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Approx 1978: bottled water. Sheesh, you can get it out of a hose!

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