Tag: advocacy

Have You Taken the PEERS Pledge?

Today marks the launch of Peers, a grassroots movement to grow, mainstream and protect the sharing economy. Peers focuses on users of collaborative consumption startups and services, aiming to unite collaborative people and help push forward the sharing economy. Rachel Botsman, founder of Collaborative Lab and Collaborative Consumption, will serve on the board of the new… Read more

Inc: P2P startups joining forces

Some of the fastest-growing comanies in Silicon Valley have capitalized on the idea of collaborative consumption and asset sharing. The only problem, of course, is that local regulators around the country don’t always have such a breezy view of the sharing economy. (Think, for instance, of the Airbnb hosts sued by their cities, or the cease-and-desist… Read more