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Australia's Communications Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, had nothing but appreciation for one of the sharing economy's shining stars, Airbnb, on Wednesday at the CeBIT technology conference in Sydney. 
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A law-school conference examines how tort law is dealing with the sharing economy.
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Uber and Airbnb monetize the desperation of people in the post-crisis economy while sounding generous—and evoke a fantasy of community in an atomized population.
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Government regulators and the taxi industry can’t stop Uber — but maybe a patent can.
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Rather than blocking the rise of services such as Uber and Airbnb, government needs to take a more innovative approach.
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There’s just no way regulation can keep pace with innovation, and pols who think it can are living in a land of paleo-fantasy.
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The sharing economy leads to more efficient utilization of assets and capital, thereby generating superior economic and environmental returns. Airbnb allows for the same real estate to be used more effectively.
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Everyone's favorite controversial car-hailing company is the latest brand name to stand in for the concept bringing it business.
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America’s bright and rich are creating a new class of landless peasants.
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I know it might sound strange, as Uber is one of the more common examples of the sharing economy, but bear with me while I try to make the case.
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Startups including Uber and Airbnb are founded on the principles of sharing resources. But who takes the blame when something goes wrong?
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XOJet, America’s third largest private jet leasing company, struggled in the crisis of 2008 but has been a lot more financially airborne since the arrival in 2010 of Brad Stewart, the turnaround expert who is now the company’s chief executive. Revenues...
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Reprising a written piece from over the summer, Ericson asked TEDx attendees: What is the social cost of Uber and Lyft?
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How should policymakers respond to the rise of Uber, AirBNB and others in the "sharing economy"? It's a balance between regulation and strangulation.
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Uber, Lyft, Airbnb. These brand names have dominated headlines over the past year alongside mentions of the "sharing economy." But what exactly is this brave new world of commerce? How is it different from years of trade in the past?
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Local business plans range from shared rides to office and home meal deliveries
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Singapore says Uber not sharing economy as government seeks to follow bans in spain and thailand
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Uber-mania reflects a profound turn in the way the global economy is organized.
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The LAX Airport Commission is considering a proposal to allow rideshare companies to operate at the airport, but not without regulations.
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Last week Uber, the ride sharing company, raised $1.2 billion in its latest round of financing bringing the company’s valuation to an estimated $40 billion. Financing was provided by a group of hedge funds including Glade Brook Capital Partners, Lone Pine Capital and Valiant Capital Partners. Uber was founded in 2009 and operates in 128 cities in 37 countries. Earlier this year, it raised an additional round of $1.4 billion. Among its lead backers are Google (invested $250 million) and Fidelity Investments. This sets the stage for an anticipated IPO during the next year or two with an anticipated valuation of over a $100 billion. Welcome to the sharing economy.
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If corporate valuations based on the price of the last round of financing are a reliable measure of a company's worth then Uber and AirBnB are now worth in excess of $50 billion.They have achieved these valuations by delivering on two of the...
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