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How Airbnb Built a Moat on Network Effects and Trust
In this episode of Business Strategy Talks, Lucas and Luna break down the three layers of Airbnb's competitive moat: supply density, trust infrastructure, and data-driven network effects. They trace how Airbnb overcame the cold-start problem by professionalizing listings, building a hosts' guarantee, and creating a reputation system that makes the platform defensible against new entrants. They also explore why liquidity — the point where every listing finds a guest and vice versa — is the hardest marketplace moat to replicate. Along the way, they touch on the economics of two-sided…
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