Soon about to debut in the public markets, Airbnb might be valued as much as $42b in a year in which tourism and travel were decimated. Why come out now? And is it worth the money?

Howard Yu, Professor of Management and Innovation at IMD, analyses.

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Produced by: Lyn Mak, Sim Wie Boon

Presented by: Khoo Hsu Chuang, Wong Shou Ning

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