Swooshing
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Archive of Travis Kalanick's 2008-2010 blog, from before Uber, on startups, angel funding, and technology events.
What HN saysHN links it as Kalanick's early writing; one commenter notes he used "couchsurfing" as a blog title before launching Uber.
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What HN people wrote when they linked it
maram · 2020-05-18
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.
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