We scour the internet to find the most interesting news on the collaborative consumption front. Here are our picks for the week: Uber, Lyft rebuffed in bids to deem drivers independent contractors Fortune Ride hailing apps Uber and Lyft failed to persuade separate U.S. judges to rule that their drivers are independent contractors instead of… Read more
‘The consumer has in recent years become increasingly powerful. The sharing economy is a huge opportunity. It just fits well with Amsterdam. That’s why we want to be known as a Sharing City’, says Alderman of Economic Affairs and vice-mayor of the City of Amsterdam, Kajsa Ollongren. On February 2nd, the capital of the Netherlands… Read more
We scour the internet to find the most interesting news on the collaborative consumption front. Here are our picks for the week: The new ‘New Deal’? Sharing responsibility in the sharing economy Arun Sundararajan, Policy Network New peer-to-peer ‘sharing’ platforms have the potential to boost living standards across the many countries which they span…. Read more
Good news from the Netherlands! Amsterdam-based local borrowing platform Peerby raises $2.1 million. The investment round is led by French XAnge Private Equity. Netherlands-based Sanoma Ventures invested for a second time. TechStars and angels from Canada and the United States also invested. Dutch founder Daan Weddepohl is going to use the funds for product development and and… Read more
Amsterdam-based Peerby won the AppMyCity! contest for best new urban app. Worldwide 93 initiatives joined the AppMyCity! competition. And the Peerby app got selected as winner by New Cities Summit audience of urban leaders and thinkers from across the world and received 5,000 USD. Peerby enables people to borrow the things they need from their neighbors in… Read more
Amsterdam is about to become Europe’s first Sharing City. The variety of entrepreneurs, organizations and communities already active within the sharing economy show that Amsterdam has it. Did you know that 84% of the city’s inhabitants are willing to take part in at least one of the examples of collaborative consumption? Recent research by shareNL shows Amsterdam… Read more
The City of Amsterdam has made an important step towards the emerging sharing economy. Alderperson Ossel officialy announced the city will continue to allow residents renting out their own property to city visitors through platforms like Airbnb. With this resolution, Amsterdam is simultaneously moving further towards being a ‘Sharing City.’ ‘Occasional rental of privately-owned property… Read more
After long negotiations and debate, the Amsterdam College of Mayor and Alderpersons has officially allowed the occasional rental of property by its principal occupier. According to Alderperson Freek Ossel this form of rental is an “additional form of accommodation that dovetails with a hospitable Amsterdam.” However, to maintain its ‘occasional character’ persons renting out their… 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
Over the past few months Airbnb has conducted a few studies examining the impact of their global operations on local economies. The most recent study looked at Berlin, which is most certainly a recipient of economic benefits due to Airbnb’s presence as visitors are attracted to neighbourhoods not conventionally frequented by tourists. Also, once there, these… Read more