* Note from Pierre Mitchell, chief research officer of Spend Matters: I’d like to thank Bob Solomon for guest posting on our site (after some repeated begging on my part). I’ve been a big fan of his work for a long time. He led the development of the Ariba Supplier Network for nearly a decade and there are a lot people who made a lot of money because of his leadership. For now, he’s doing some B2B technology consulting, and you should definitely subscribe to his blog here. - See more at: http://spendmatters.com/2015/01/22/implications-sharing-economy-b2b/#sthash.EYpliU59.dpuf