Famous Startup Stories

Question 1

In what year did Mark Zuckerberg launch Facebook from his Harvard dorm room?

Accepted Answer

2004

Answer

2003

Answer

2005

Answer

2006

Question 2

What was PayPal's original name when it was founded in 1998?

Accepted Answer

X.com

Answer

eBay Payments

Answer

Confinity

Answer

iMoney

Question 3

Which former shoe sales consultant founded Spanx by inventing footless pantyhose in 2000?

Accepted Answer

Sarah Blakely

Answer

Oprah Winfrey

Answer

Sara Foster

Answer

Bobbi Brown

Question 4

What did Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia create in 2008 to raise funds, which later became Airbnb?

Accepted Answer

Renting out air mattresses

Answer

A food delivery app

Answer

A house-flipping service

Answer

A furniture rental company

Question 5

Which company did Jan Koum co-found in 2009, which Facebook later acquired for $19 billion?

Accepted Answer

Answer

Answer

Signal

Answer

Viber

Question 6

What company did Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp found in 2009 as a ride-sharing service?

Accepted Answer

Uber

Answer

Lyft

Answer

Grab

Answer

Didi

Question 7

Which photographer-turned-entrepreneur co-founded Instagram in 2010 with Kevin Systrom?

Accepted Answer

Mike Krieger

Answer

Jack Dorsey

Answer

Evan Spiegel

Answer

Bobby Murphy

In what year did Mark Zuckerberg launch Facebook from his Harvard dorm room?