FlightCar (YC W13) on MSNBC: Three 18 year olds drop out to change an industry

by Y Combinator6/15/2013

Watch the full 5 minute interview and hear how 18-year-old founders Shri, Rujul and Kevin got started at SFO, launched a minimal viable product, got a cease and desist, and just kept going. 

“As it turns out, Flightcar is working.” –MSNBC

It happens all time. Someone has a great idea, turns it into a company and then nobody’s interested. As a result, the founders of FlightCar wanted to minimize their risk. They had a unique idea to re-think the way the rental car industry works. Before spending too much time or money, they launched their business with the bare minimum to see how customers would react.

via openforum.com

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