For partisans of the sharing economy, the result of this privatization will be a dynamic mix of corporate sovereigns, all jostling to better serve the producers and consumers on each side of their platforms. But is competition really all that likely for the major platforms? Things don’t look so good Read more…
In May (of 2013), Uber formed a new business entity in the Netherlands called Uber International C.V. Over the next few weeks Kalanick’s San Francisco startup executed a flurry of transactions that shifted ownership of several foreign subsidiaries to Uber International C.V. and formed an agreement with the Dutch business Read more…
Like a teenager with a new sportscar, Uber has been cruising around town looking for trouble.
Giving old, (seemingly) useless stuff a new purpose spreads happiness. I had the good fortune to connect with Federico Parli last week. He’s the CEO of a unique, new organization that aims to help people repurpose goods that they no longer use. The GiftMeApp will make it easy to “advertise” Read more…