How technology enables companies to connect with customers
Participation in the Collaborative Economy has grown by 25 percent in the past year alone. That’s one of the key findings we shared in The New Rules of the Collaborative Economy, a Vision Critical report I co-authored with tech strategist Alexandra Samuel. As the infographics … Continue readingInfographics: Growth of Sharing in the Collaborative Economy
Crowd Companies’ member organizations consistently work to overcome challenges while leading their teams in adapting to, and thriving within, the Collaborative Economy. Their efforts to connect with new the crowd behaviors have not gone unnoticed. 2015 Crowd Companies Awards Recognize Collaborative Economy Excellence: At the Crowd Companies … Continue readingIntroducing: The 2015 Crowd Companies Awards
Above: Version 1.1, with updated data. Version 1.0 is available here. Collaborative Economy valuation is through the rainbow-beaming clouds. These highly funded, fast-growing, media-hounded startups are the portfolio darlings of any venture capital firm, while this crowd-based, on-demand, collaborative category enables people to access resources … Continue readingThe Real Mythical Creatures of the Collaborative Economy: Centaurs, Unicorns, and Pegasus
The biggest shift in the business landscape since the Internet continues to grow–and established, traditional companies need to act soon in order to compete. That’s one of the key findings in The New Rules of the Collaborative Economy, a report I co-authored with tech researcher … Continue readingReport: The New Rules of the Collaborative Economy, 2015 Data on the Rise of Sharing
Half the funding in the Collaborative Economy goes to transportation.By our count, the Collaborative Economy has been funded $25 billion, one of the highest funded tech industries, ever. For comparison, global social networks have been funded a mere $6 billion, which is just a quarter … Continue readingTen Reasons Why Investors Love Shared Transportation
Just about two years ago, I hung up my partner hat at a prior company and started the Crowd Companies journey. I recall we had a mere ten weeks to the launch at LeWeb. I went to mother nature to do some deep thinking, and … Continue readingEntrepreneur hack: Draw a storyboard before the business plan.
Just about everything related to transportation is now becoming automated, on demand, or available to borrow. Over a few short years, an abundance of VC-funded apps have emerged that crowdsource just about every aspect for transportation, car management, and more. The Collaborative Economy has a … Continue readingTen Ways Mobility-as-a-Service Changes Your Lifestyle
The Collaborative Economy defined: An economic model where commonly available technologies enable people to get what they need from each other. There are over 37 terms being used for this market, but the one that makes the most sense in terms of scope and … Continue readingThe Collaborative Economy Defined
As part of our ongoing research on the Collaborative Economy industry, we collect, analyze, and forecast where this market is heading. In the spirit of transparency and sharing, we openly share this data with the open market. Each of the three sheets are in continual … Continue readingGet Data and Stats for your Collaborative Economy Research
On-demand startups, which are a subset of the Collaborative Economy, have been under scrutiny on worker treatment. They’re under the magnifying glass more than ever. This new industry, which was birthed the 2008 recession, provided rise to the “gig” worker, or independent contractors. These part-time … Continue readingCollaborative Startups Shift from Contractor to Employee Relationships
