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		JonFish85 on Nov 1, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The two faces of Airbnb Aside from the fact that if you market it as such, it loses literally billions in valuation. Airbnb cannot become just a middleman for bed and breakfasts because its investors would rather fail at being a replacement for Hilton/Marriott than settling for a small time bed and breakfast purveyor.

AndrewKemendo on Nov 1, 2015 [–]

Aside from the fact that if you market it as such, it loses literally billions in valuation.

Therein lies the rub. What a consumer receives may be materially different than what investors and the company thinks it should be.

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