Colm Brady, Managing Director, has helped grow GoCar Ireland to a 75 vehicle, 3,000 member operation over the past two years. He tells us how providing great customer experiences and word-of-mouth referrals have powered this growth. The easiest way to explain GoCar is … GoCar is an on-demand, pay-by-the-hour vehicle rental service that offers a… Read more
Over the last year the Dutch collaborative economy has evolved rapidly. Let’s have a quick look at some of the developments. Growth of collaborative economy platforms More and more platforms pop up almost every day. Over the last year we’ve noticed a significant consumer potential through different research projects (by for example Nielsen, NCDO and… Read more
Gustavo Palacios, our Global Curator based in Bogota, Colombia, shares with us a collaborative lifestyle guide for his country. Colombia, known as a great cultural centre in South America by travellers, now also has a growing entrepreneurship ecosystem. The country has signed trade agreements with more than 40 countries and is now becoming very attractive… Read more
ParkFlyRent is a brand new concept in the Netherlands. The name of the company explains it all: park your car near the airport, for free. Get dropped off at the terminal of your convenience and fly to your (holiday) destination. In the meantime they wash your car and try to rent it out. Once you… Read more
Amsterdam, April 17. During the last two months, p2p car sharing community SnappCar raised a total of €560,125 ($771,796) from 481 crowdfunders. The Dutch company not only broke the record for equity-crowdfunding, but also proved the potential of collaborative investment in the collaborative economy. The amount raised will be used for SnappCar’s European rollout. Within… Read more
Richard Laughton is the CEO of easyCar, UK’s largest peer-to-peer marketplace for cars available to rent by a community of pre-vetted members. In this interview, Richard reveals the secret sauce of easyCar’s success in the UK market and his favourite club member story so far. 1. How can someone rent a car through easyCar Club?… Read more
Kevin McLaughlin is the President and Founder of AutoShare, Toronto’s first carsharing network. The easiest way to describe AutoShare is… AutoShare is Toronto’s first – and favourite – carsharing network, 100% Canadian and locally-owned. We’re dedicated to providing greater personal freedom and mobility to people living in Toronto; and to reducing carbon emissions and pollution… Read more
This week the Dutch platform for Collaborative Consumption, shareNL, has started its mission: To make Amsterdam Europe’s first Shareable City. All pre-conditions are being fulfilled. The Netherlands (and Amsterdam in particular) have a thriving collaborative economy. There are numerous start-ups that are growing rapidly and some are even crossing into neighbouring countries. Investment is slowly… Read more
RelayRides has made the decision to leave behind hourly rentals. It appears that the cost of providing rentals for an hour has outweighed the benefits for RelayRides. The company is now focusing on daily and weekly rentals, as this is where they have seen most of their growth. This means they will be more directly… Read more