The Airbnb for parking spots idea died in 2021 and everyone blames the market, but I blame the $12,000 I spent on a logo and a pitch deck | Deep Dive into Failed Startups

Olivia Ellis · 2026-09-15T11:15:03.301414+00:00

Look, I get why everyone says timing killed it, but our real problem was that nobody in Austin wanted to rent a stranger's driveway for $8 when street parking two blocks over was free, and I still think we could have figured that out for $50 by just asking people instead of paying a branding agency in Los Angeles.

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