A lot of collaborative economy companies describe themselves as “the eBay of X.” Airbnb is the eBay of hotels. Lyft is the eBay of taxis. Prosper is the eBay of loans. The examples go on and on. It makes sense, because eBay was the first large company to wrestle with the unique challenges brought on by a collaborative marketplace. In fact, eBay alums are quite sought after in the sharing economy, because they have experience scaling a sharing model higher than any company has ever scaled it before.
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