Yesterday, thousands of infuriated taxi drivers across dozens of European cities brought transportation services to a standstill. The taxis launched the “Escargot Protest” intended to stopped traffic in objection to Collaborative Economy startups Uber, Lyft and other similar startups. While they raised global attention, they … Continue readingDon’t Protest the Collaborative Economy –Lead It
Move over Klout. Move over Fico. The new score is the Collaborative Economy Customer Score. Today, a ground-breaking deal was struck between Uber and Amex (a few days ago, they received millions of dollars from Fidelity). You can use your Amex loyalty points to pay … Continue readingHere Comes the Collaborative Economy Customer Score
The Collaborative Economy, which includes the sharing economy, maker movement, crowd funding, and crowd lending, is perceived mainly as a peer-to-peer movement. Yet, it’s not limited to individuals helping each other alone. Companies, both large and small are replicating the same strategies and tactics to … Continue readingThe Collaborative Economy is for Business to Business
Can big brands learn from Uber, Kickstarter, Airbnb and the Maker Movement? Yes, they can. They’re using the same strategies as those startups to connect to their markets and they are doing it at a rapid pace. The Collaborative Economy is a movement. People are … Continue readingStudy: How Corporations are Deploying in the Collaborative Economy
How Crowds and Companies both Share (Keynote at SHARE) from Jeremiah Owyang The above embedded presentation is my keynote at the 500 attendee SHARE conference today, I’m also on the conference board of advisors. This San Francisco conference has over 450 attendees spanning the sharing economy startup … Continue readingKeynote Slides: How Crowds and Companies both Share
Above: Version 1.1 of the Collaborative Economy Honeycomb Added new Airbnb logo Understand the Collaborative Economy market in one, single image. Please share widely, with attribution, non-commercially: Click image to see JPG version 3,600 X 2,250 The Collaborative Economy enables people to efficiently get what … Continue readingFramework: Collaborative Economy Honeycomb
Who says there’s no money in sharing? Data shows adoption rates by people will double in next year My recent post in the WSJ Accelerator series stated that adoption of the Collaborative Economy is going to double, according to 90,000 people surveyed from the general … Continue readingThe Collaborative Economy Raises Over $800m In One Month
Airbnb valued at $10b –without owning a single bed, room, or building Airbnb, worth over $10 billion after only six short years, is one of the fastest growing hospitality brands in the world yet they don’t own a single hotel room. This two-sided marketplace of … Continue readingAirbnb Blooms an Entire Ecosystem of Startups
Is life-as-a-service efficient or lazy? I say yes. Life delivered, or rented, on-demand. What does “life as a service” mean? It means one’s lifestyle needs are obtained on-demand, or as a subscription service, rather than having to purchase or acquire them through traditional commerce models. To … Continue readingHow I’m experimenting with Life-as-a-Service
Confused about how crowdfunding, maker movement and sharing fit into the larger Collaborative Economy? This diagram brings all of these trends together into one so you can see how the crowd is getting what they need from each other rather than buying from traditional corporations. … Continue readingA Taxonomy Of The Collaborative Economy –And What Brands Are Doing About It.
