I always felt like Craigslist pre-validated AirBNB as a business. Short-term rooms for rent was already a popular Craigslist section. AirBNB took that and (1) a

I always felt like Craigslist pre-validated AirBNB as a business. Short-term rooms for rent was already a popular Craigslist section. AirBNB took that and (1) added payment, (2) parametric searching and (3) better profiles. Craigslist is/was largely where things get listed that don't have a specialized site that fulfills those at least 2 of those. E.g. etsy, ebay, stubhub, online dating, rideshares, gigs https://d3.harvard.edu/platform-digit/submission/craigslist-a-platform-eroded-by-platforms/ https://d3.harvard.edu/platform-digit/submission/craigslist-... Image from above link: https://i.insider.com/4dd4d1cf4bd7c8c90f000000 https://i.insider.com/4dd4d1cf4bd7c8c90f000000