Category Archives: Jobs & On Demand Economy

It Is All About Ultra Speedy Deliveries

Consumers demand ultra speedy deliveries that don’t fit in a 9 to 5 schedule. Regulating the labor side of the new sharing economy is burying your head in the sand.

It Is All About Ultra Speedy Deliveries

Consumers demand ultra speedy deliveries that don’t fit in a 9 to 5 schedule. Regulating the labor side of the new sharing economy is burying your head in the sand.

Social Enterprise Etsy raises $267M in an IPO

Etsy Inc., the website founded a decade ago by a carpenter looking to sell wooden computers, nearly doubled in its trading debut after raising $267M in an initial public offering.

Social Enterprise Etsy raises $267M in an IPO

Etsy Inc., the website founded a decade ago by a carpenter looking to sell wooden computers, nearly doubled in its trading debut after raising $267M in an initial public offering.

Bitcoin and crowdfunding are joining forces in advancing the ideas of the P2P economy

Bitcoin and crowdfunding are not only concepts relevant in the field of FinTech that are challenging for the incumbents in the financial industry. They can also be positioned as being part of the same family of ideas that includes P2P economy initiatives like Uber and AirbnB.

Bitcoin and crowdfunding are joining forces in advancing the ideas of the P2P economy

Bitcoin and crowdfunding are not only concepts relevant in the field of FinTech that are challenging for the incumbents in the financial industry. They can also be positioned as being part of the same family of ideas that includes P2P economy initiatives like Uber and AirbnB.

Having an income, but not a job (the upside risk of the On Demand Economy)

With the rise of the sharing economy (and especially with the rise of Uber) many articles are written about the negative consequences for employment. Being inspired by Doug Rushkoff’s blog for CNN in 2011 (Are Jobs Becoming Obsolete?) and the work of

Having an income, but not a job (the upside risk of the On Demand Economy)

With the rise of the sharing economy (and especially with the rise of Uber) many articles are written about the negative consequences for employment. Being inspired by Doug Rushkoff’s blog for CNN in 2011 (Are Jobs Becoming Obsolete?) and the work of