"The Uber (or Airbnb) of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_"

Definition

A phrase used to describe a business model or startup that aims to replicate the success of companies like Uber or Airbnb by applying their platform-based, disruptive approach to a different industry or service.

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Translation

The go-to pitch for any startup that hasn’t quite figured out what makes them unique, so they borrow someone else’s success story and hope it sticks. Usually means, “We do what they do, just with fewer customers.”