![]() ![]() Naficy set out to build an online design marketplace focused on high-end paper goods, from wedding invitations to business cards. The story of how she founded and built Minted hasn’t been rewritten as much since its start in 2007, and so it offers a more unvarnished look at forays into nonobvious markets. That’s why Elad Gil loves to cite serial entrepreneur Mariam Naficy. When the underdogs start to lead the pack, the dismissals eventually turn into shorthands: “It’s the Airbnb for X” or “The Uber for Y.” Their origin stories get polished and their success makes industries seem as if they were always there. ![]() ![]() Startup lore is peppered with tales of unconventional ideas that founders were able to push past the naysayers, riding market forces that others didn’t even see coming straight to the top. ![]()
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