# Tap Into Y Combinator's Contrarian Thinking

By [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com) · 2013-05-28

airbnb, flightcar, uncategorized, ycombinator

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As an investor, I’ve learned some fascinating lessons from some of the world’s fastest growing marketplaces. Take a page from Airbnb, Tutorspree, and FlightCar.

  
[Tap Into Y Combinator's Contrarian Thinking](http://www.inc.com/garry-tan/y-combinator-marketplaces-contrarian-thinking.html)

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*Originally published on [Brandon Donnelly](https://brandondonnelly.com/tap-into-y-combinators-contrarian-thinking)*