Altimeter: Companies heed the Collaborative Economy
Through our research over the last few years, we have seen not only the potential for collaborative consumption to disrupt traditional industries and incumbent businesses,...
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Collaborative Pioneer: Inside Interview with Ian Shea at Maestro Market
1. The easiest way to explain Maestro Market is… I like to say that Maestro Market is a... Read More
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Rude Baguette: Airbnb adds €185M to Paris economy
Peer-to-peer marketplace Airbnb has released an economic study of its Airbnb hosts and guests in Paris, looking at... Read More
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Springwise: Urban Bellhops help Airbnb hosts meet guest needs
For those who open up their property as accommodation for travelers while they’re away, or are simply too... Read More
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Huffington Post: Sharing Is Trending
“Anyone vaguely familiar with social media sites such as Facebook will know that the word ‘share’ has come to mean a button we press when... Read more...
Business Insider: Where the Collaborative Consumption Market Might Head Next
“I spoke this past week at the LeWeb conference in London, which was a superbly well run event with a very quality production team. As I outlined in... Read more...
PSFK: Sold is the eBay for designer goods
Started by three MIT grads, Sold handles the dirty work of online selling and helps to find a buyer for your item. Users submit a handbag, for example, and... Read more...
The Next Web: Here’s what’s wrong with the sharing economy
“Milo Yiannopoulos is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Kernel and yesterday he gave a talk at LeWeb London entitled “Why the Sharing Economy is Bollocks.” It certainly proved... Read more...
Inc: P2P startups joining forces
Some of the fastest-growing comanies in Silicon Valley have capitalized on the idea of collaborative consumption and asset sharing. The only problem, of course, is... Read more...
Business schools paying attention to the performance economy
Lauren Anderson recently visited Barcelona where she delivered the keynote speech at an Inspiring Future session at ESADE Business School centered around collaborative consumption. As... Read more...
Fast Company: The Sharing Economy Comes of Age at Le Web
The LeWeb conference in London, which begins today with a theme of the “Collaborative Economy,” should be a wake-up call to corporations, brands, and everyone... Read more...
Altimeter: Companies heed the Collaborative Economy
Through our research over the last few years, we have seen not only the potential for collaborative consumption to disrupt traditional industries and incumbent businesses,... Read more...
Carsharing start-up Carrot launches in Mexico City
“Inspired by Zip Car and similar projects in Europe, Carrot is the first car-share enterprise in Mexico. From just three cars, the program has grown... Read more...
MediaNama: Carsharing service Zoom raises $30M
Bangalore-based ZoomCar India Private Ltd which operates the membership-based car rental service ZoomCar.in has raised $30,000 angel funding from the former US treasury secretary Larry Summers in form of warrants,... Read more...