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The model's full reasoning — Q2 2021 call → NOWe need to determine if management describes the company as currently in the middle of copying a part of its own business that is already working into additional places where the same demand is already visible. The key is a proven instance, copies being stood up now, and demand already identified at the destination. Let's analyze the transcript. The company is Zillow Group. They have multiple segments: IMT (Internet, Media, Tech), Homes (Zillow Offers), Mortgages, etc. The question is about copying a proven business into new places. Management talks about Zillow Offers scaling, purchasing homes, etc. They mention "Zillow 360" which is a program that integrates selling with Zillow Offers, buying with Premier Agent, financing with Zillow Home Loans, and closing services. They say they are building a program called Zillow 360, and they are seeing strong interest and higher close rates. But is that a proven instance being copied? It seems like a new program, not yet proven. They also talk about Zillow Offers expanding. They mention "we are focused on making progress automating key workflows in support of building a large scale operation." They talk about scaling, but not necessarily copying into new locations. They mention "we are now back on track with our original objective to purchase 5,000 homes per month" and "we are seeing more and more signals from our customers that validate our integration thesis." But is there a specific proven instance being replicated? For example, they might have proven the Zillow Offers model in certain markets and are expanding to new markets. But the transcript doesn't explicitly say "we are opening new markets" or "we are replicating this proven model in new cities." They talk about scaling, but scaling could be within existing markets. Let's look for specific language about copying. They mention "Zillow Offers continued to accelerate in Q2 with a record 3,805 homes purchased." That's the proven instance. But are they standing up copies? They talk about "we are focused on making progress automating key workflows in support of building a large scale operation." That's about scaling, not necessarily new locations. They also mention "we expect to the homes we are scheduled to purchase will trend towards our plus or minus 200 basis points target over the course of the second half of the year." That's about unit economics.
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