Infographic: A Day in the Life of the Collaborative Economy

See the original Honeycomb graphic, which spurred this “Day in the life” graphic. Data shows collaboration in the new economy is accelerating.  People are crowdfunding, making, sharing, collaborating, all kinds of their things in life. Some are getting food on-demand, rather than going to traditional … Continue readingInfographic: A Day in the Life of the Collaborative Economy

Disruption from the Collaborative Economy

(Above: Read the full article in the SF Chronicle, and, please, read the comments. There’s no mercy for the taxi industry from former customers. Here are my recommendations to the taxi industry to lead this movement not fight it)  The Collaborative Economy is a crowd commerce revolution. People … Continue readingDisruption from the Collaborative Economy

Even More Money Funnels into the Collaborative Economy (Part 3)

Investors are doling out money by the fistful, $241 million deployed in less than three months. See the Google Sheet that has all this data, broken down by industry, amount, and date.  You can read part 1: Meet the investors, and part 2: The investors … Continue readingEven More Money Funnels into the Collaborative Economy (Part 3)

Here’s what Silicon Valley can learn from good old Midwestern values

This was originally posted on VentureBeat, with a wide array of comments and reactions. Silicon Valley has been espousing sharing, making, community through the latest startups like Lyft, Airbnb, LendingClub and more. Yet is Silicon Valley really leading the example?  While generalizations can put people … Continue readingHere’s what Silicon Valley can learn from good old Midwestern values