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9 Of The Craziest Things Founders Have Done To Make Their Startups Successful

Maggie ZhangJul 9, 2014, 19:05 IST

Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesSalesforce CEO Marc Benioff is notorious for his crazy marketing antics.

We've all heard the stories of people dropping out of college to work on their startups, living on their friends' couches, or eating ramen every day for a month.

Some ambitious entrepreneurs take this to the next level, going the extra mile to make their businesses successful.

We'll take a look at the lengths startup founders go to get their companies off the ground, from AirBnB's wacky fundraising side business to Paypal giving away money to get initial users to join.