Re:Airbnb Files to Raise $850M at $30B Valuation
by rjf1990 on Sunday August 07, 2016 @01:08AM
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This is a pretty terrible analogy.
It's not a retailer; it's a marketplace. Marketplaces don't get commoditized. Is there another Ebay out there?
Retailers can purchase the inventory at will, then earn the demand. Marketplaces have to earn both sides.
Airbnb was not the first here; Homeaway has been away for a long time, owns all the web properties, and has far better SEO. Airbnb is kicking their ass.
Sure their dominance won't last forever, but no company's does.
It's not a retailer; it's a marketplace. Marketplaces don't get commoditized. Is there another Ebay out there?
Retailers can purchase the inventory at will, then earn the demand. Marketplaces have to earn both sides.
Airbnb was not the first here; Homeaway has been away for a long time, owns all the web properties, and has far better SEO. Airbnb is kicking their ass.
Sure their dominance won't last forever, but no company's does.