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Alternatively, wait for Airbnb API to open up[1] and then make a travel planning website that rides the back of Airbnb. In general, you shouldn't create start-
by joslin01 11y ago
Alternatively, wait for Airbnb API to open up[1] and then make a travel planning website that rides the back of Airbnb.
In general, you shouldn't create start-ups in markets with high barriers of entry. However, the fun part of start-ups is learning how to cleverly bypass barriers while building up your own.
If one website was the website to plan an Airbnb vacation, it would have its own barrier that would grow with Airbnb. This would leverage a popular strategy of growing out of a larger, more successful host.
[1] - http://all-about-airbnb.com/post/127856658166/airbnb-public-api-coming-soon http://all-about-airbnb.com/post/127856658166/airbnb-public-...
- Marazan 11y agoAnd when AirBnB close their Api that is your business sunk. Basing your business off of one other person's Api is a hugely risky gamble.