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    Swooshing

    swooshing.wordpress.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2009

    Archive of Travis Kalanick's 2008-2010 blog, from before Uber, on startups, angel funding, and technology events.

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    What HN says

    HN links it as Kalanick's early writing; one commenter notes he used "couchsurfing" as a blog title before launching Uber.

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    15HN people shared it
    14linked in comments
    89story points
    May 2020last shared

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      Travis Kalanick on How to Get Angel Funding (2009)
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      Travis Kalanick's ultimate hacking guide to CES (2008)
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      Russian Spy’s Connections to Silicon Valley
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      The Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth, So Help Your Reputation
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      Twittergate: Don't Believe The Hate by Travis Kalanick
      1 person · 1 points · first shared 2009 · Discussion on HN
    7. 7
      Search
      1 person · first shared 2020

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • maramMay 2020

      I knew about Couchsurfing because my previous startup was in the rental marketplace.

      Although, I never tried it..I heard many good things about it.

      I also noticed Travis Kalanick used it as a title “couchsurfing” in one of his blogs before he launched Uber.

      https://swooshing.wordpress.com/?s=Jam+pad+&submit=Search

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