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> just like Uber for X companies never become Uber I get your point, but isn't Uber Airbnb for cars?
by coolgeek 10y ago
> just like Uber for X companies never become Uber
I get your point, but isn't Uber Airbnb for cars?
- cocktailpeanuts 10y agoMy point was you have to start something to solve an actual problem, not to replicate success in another category. It's really a subtle difference because the result may look similar: like you said, Uber is like an AirBnb for cars. But the difference is the founder didn't start out thinking "How do I take an AirBnb idea and apply it in another fast growing industry?" In my opinion this never never ends up performing better than the original idea because of exactly the question the guy asks: ".. another fast growing industry?" AirBnb started when there was 0 market for something like AirBnB, Uber started when there was 0 market for something like Uber. That's why they are where they are now. If it was so obvious, it would have been already tackled by other large companies that are looking to expand their business and AirBnb and Uber wouldn't have a chance.