Five years ago, Robert Wallach (Bobby) had an idea that seemed radical: to revolutionize the gig economy by eliminating the distinction between employees and independent contractors. He even ...

The sharing economy — the sharing of assets or services between consumers — has expanded to encompass business-to-business (B2B) interactions. In this evolving landscape, businesses are embracing the ...

My wife, who works for a large retailer of craft supplies and home goods, recently attend a large crafting conference, Crafty Mart’s Midwest Craft Con. She doesn’t like to drive long distances on the ...

The innovations of companies like Uber, Lyft and Turo offer exciting options for consumers and small businesses, but they have also created complexity in the insurance space. Across cities worldwide, ...

With Travis Kalanick stepping down as CEO of Uber this week, it is clear that the first half of 2017 has not been kind to Uber. Given that the global ridesharing company was once valued at nearly $70 ...

Airbnb’s competition used to be hotels. Now it’s Netflix. How To Design For The Sharing Economy How do you create the next Zipcar, Netflix, or Airbnb? Follow these five rules, from Artefact’s Lada ...

The sharing economy has been widely hailed as a major growth sector, by sources ranging from Fortune magazine to President Obama. It has disrupted mature industries, such as hotels and automotives, by ...

Until recently, online room rental service Airbnb resisted efforts to regulate its booming business. When cities tried to get the company to collect hotel taxes, the response was essentially this: ...