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Score: 100/100 Points 100 %

Airbnb, Inc.
The following questions are based on both favorable and unfavorable descriptive evidence of issues
faced by Airbnb, as well as the underlying influences that affect the firm as they are observed in the
case. In addition, you will find a general question on solutions that can be answered from information
detailed in the case.

Multiple-choice versions of evidence and influences are presented first (Descriptive Evidence 1 and
Underlying Influences 1). Short-answer questions, which will be manually graded by your professor, are
presented second (Descriptive Evidence 2 and Underlying Influences 2). Each question under Evidence
corresponds to the same question under Influences (e.g., Question 3 under Descriptive Evidence 1
corresponds to Question 3 under Underlying Influences 1).

The goal of this exercise is to help you reflect and analyze the case material outside of class. Answering
the following questions will enhance your understanding of some of the key issues of the case, as well
as your participation in class discussions related to it.

Read the complete case on Airbnb and then answer the questions that follow.

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1. Award: 11.11 out of 11.11 points

Descriptive Evidence 1

What is Airbnb's business model?

 razor, razor-blade

 pipeline

✓  two-sided digital platform

 subscription

 pay as you go

Airbnb uses a two-sided digital platform, with hosts on one side and guests on the other.

References

Multiple Choice Difficulty: 1 Easy Learning Objective: 05-06 Use the why,
what, who, and how of business models
framework to put strategy into action.

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