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Count me like another sample. A lot of my friends use it. I think that at this moment is very strong in the continent: Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, Poland

So, the valuation is not so strange, except that the business model is not clear to me. In the other hand, I could say that about a lot of others startups.

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Count me against. Had not heard from them two days ago. Then heard an ad on Spotify and after that saw their ad in a restroom at a highway restaurant.

So ok, I know their business model. I know ride-sharing is big in Germany (or at least used to be - not driving that much anymore).

But also I am not in their target group anymore. Would not invite strangers into my car, just to save some pennies/euros on gasoline. Nowadays my quite (or podcast) time while driving is way more valuable to me.

But if I were a student and had to drive greater distances - I would be in probably.

Count me maybe. I live in Poland. I've heard about it for a year or so, mostly because I had them show up in Facebook ads constantly for months. My friends have heard about it, but I'm not yet aware of any one who actually used it.

I think the business model is fairly straightforward. People offer rides in exchange for money. Blablacar pockets a small percentage of each ride.

I believe they used to not charge a fee until about a year ago but they do now.

They still don't charge anything in Germany.

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