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It's funny that you mention AirBnB, because there were several well-funded german attempts to clone it[1][2]. But now that these failed, the grapes were always
by amadeuspagel 4y ago
It's funny that you mention AirBnB, because there were several well-funded german attempts to clone it[1][2]. But now that these failed, the grapes were always sour.
[1]: https://www.eu-startups.com/2011/04/9flats-and-wimdu-the-german-clones-of-airbnb/ https://www.eu-startups.com/2011/04/9flats-and-wimdu-the-ger...
[2]: https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/01/airbnb-buys-german-clone-accoleo-opens-first-european-office-in-hamburg/ https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/01/airbnb-buys-german-clone-a...
- Woeps 4y agoNow this is not an AirBnB clone, but booking.com is even scummier then AirBnB or those German-clones (don't know how big they're outside of Europe tough)
- the-anarchist 4y agoThat has always been Europe's model. Lean back and wait to see what innovation establishes itself, then copycat it and get the copycat sold to the US original.