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Airbnb — the ‘Cockroach of Startups’ — Finally Goes Public

In 2008, few believed the startup could convince people to open their homes to strangers. In 2020, they’re counting on it to rescue the travel industry.

Mario Gabriele
Marker
Published in
6 min readDec 9, 2020

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The Airbnb iOS app download page is displayed on the Apple App store.
Photo: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Images

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Mario Gabriele
Marker
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