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The collaborative consumption movement has truly become a global phenomenon. After more than 800 posts spanning five years, covering the collaborative consumption movement from its inception, we will no longer be adding new content to this site.
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Articles
Pioneer Interview with Barqo
Barqo is a person-to-person boatsharing platform from the Netherlands. It makes sailing accessible and more sustainable by connecting people who own boats with people who want... Read more...
3 reasons why peer-to-peer marketplaces fail (and how not to)
This is the first post from the series of 3 articles Juho Makkonen has written on the Sharetribe blog. Peer-to-peer marketplaces can be great businesses. They... Read more...
Pioneer Interview With Orla McCallion and Sean Judge of UniTuition
Orla McCallion and Sean Judge are the Co-founders and Managing Partners of UniTuition, an Irish-based leading online platform for connecting third level students with pre-screened specialist... Read more...
Planning on building a peer-to-peer marketplace? An interview with Juho Makkonen
Creating a peer-to-peer marketplace is one of today’s most popular startup ideas. The success of platforms like Airbnb, Etsy and Fiverr have proven that the... Read more...
Collaborative Economy Revenue Models
Collaborative Economy Revenue Models from Collaborative Lab Revenue Models: The following are the common models used to generate revenue in collaborative-based networks and marketplaces. Service... Read more...
The Sharing Economy: Dictionary of Commonly Used Terms
Terms can become hard to define when they become too big. By too big, I do not mean in terms of impact or scale. It... Read more...
by Rachel Botsman Collaborative Economy Global Expert
THREE ARAB OLD SHARING INITIATIVES THAT STILL EXIST!
The Collaborating ideas are not new in the Arab World. Throughout history, people practiced sharing and collaboration in their day-to-day lifestyle as part of culture... Read more...
Collaborative Pioneer Interview with Giustina Mizzoni from CoderDojo
CoderDojo is a global movement of free p2p coding clubs for young people. Giustina Mizzoni, CoderDojo’s Development Lead, tells us how CoderDojo is about building... Read more...
Collaborative Pioneer Interview With Gaston Irigoyen from Guidecentral
Guidecentral is a global community platform that brings together makers and DIY enthusiasts. Its multicultural founder & CEO, Gaston Irigoyen, tells us how Guidecentral is... Read more...
Collaborative Pioneer Interview with Manuel Cayre from Mobypark
Mobypark allows parking owners to share their parking spot and contribute to a better living in cities. In this interview, co-founder Manuel Cayre talks about... Read more...