Executive Summary: Redfin is a real estate brokerage that utilizes technology to optimize the home buying and selling experience. The business model of Redfin is based on charging a listing fee for every home sold through its platform. Furthermore, Redfin makes money by flipping homes, charging a service fee (via RedfinNow), referral fees from mortgages, … Read more
Executive Summary: OfferUp is a mobile-first C2C marketplace on which users can buy and sell items. Available categories include clothing, furniture, automobiles, and many more. OfferUp makes money from fees paid by sellers, advertising on its platform, subscriptions, and from selling software to car dealers. Founded in 2011, OfferUp has quickly grown to become one … Read more
Executive Summary: Zillow is a real estate company that offers various products targeted at both home buyers and sellers. Its services include, amongst other, advertising tools for agents and other real estate professionals, a home-buying business, or marketplace to advertise homes for sale and rent. Zillow makes money by flipping homes (and charging a sales … Read more
Executive Summary: trivago is a hotel booking platform that gathers and displays listings from over 100+ travel-related websites across the web. Users can browse a selection of over 2.5 million hotels and make a booking on trivago’s partner site (including platforms such as Airbnb or Booking.com). The business model of trivago is based on a … Read more
Executive Summary: Glassdoor is an online employment platform on which individuals can rate their former and current employers. Furthermore, companies can advertise to job seekers and post jobs on the site. The business model of Glassdoor is based on selling premium packages to employers. The company makes money through job postings, employers branding, and the … Read more
Executive Summary: Deliveroo is an online food delivery service that partners up with other restaurants to deliver food to customers. Deliveries are executed by contractual drivers that operate on an on-demand basis. One of the major differentiators to other food delivery companies is the focus on high-quality food offerings. Deliveroo makes money via delivery, sign-up, … Read more
Executive Summary: Indeed is a work-related search engine that allows job seekers to find positions in the industry and location of their liking. The company aggregates listings from company websites, job boards, recruiting agencies or newspapers. Additionally, companies can upload jobs directly on the platform. The business model of Indeed is based on charging employers … Read more