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- Have you ever wondered why companies like Zipcar and Airbnb can scale at a pace that traditional businesses could never achieve?
- Did you know that the "excess capacity" in your daily life might actually be the hidden key to reversing climate change?
- What if you could harness a business model that combines the massive scale of a corporation with the localized creativity of individuals to solve the world's biggest problems?
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Key Takeaways from Peers Inc
- Understand how 'excess capacity' serves as the foundation of the collaborative economy by turning underutilized resources into shared, valuable assets.
- Discover why rolling out your sharing platform gradually is crucial to test features, establish rules, and prevent 'power players' from exploiting your system.
- Learn how to choose the right funding model for your platform by weighing the creative control retained through crowdfunding against the demands of private investors.
- Find out how government-funded infrastructure and technologies, such as the public release of GPS, naturally lay the groundwork for revolutionary peer-to-peer services.
- Master the essential elements of a successful sharing business by seamlessly connecting hardware and software to eliminate the hassles and ecological costs of traditional ownership.
Peers Inc — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: A successful sharing platform simplifies how people share their resources.
Chapter 3: A successful sharing platform should roll out gradually to avoid pitfalls and effectively react to harmful trends.
Chapter 4: Different kinds of platforms benefit from different kinds of funding.
Chapter 5: Governments have a long and varied record of supporting peer platforms, even when they’re overly restrictive.
Chapter 6: Large firms also benefit from collaborative models.
Chapter 7: Peer-based models can help to combat climate change.
Peers Inc Summary & Overview
Peers Inc (2015) provides an insider’s look at how the modern sharing economy is changing the way companies and consumers do business. It also explains how this economy may be a cure for the planet’s many ills, from rising temperatures to dwindling resources.
Who Should Listen to Peers Inc?
- Readers interested in Zipcar, Airbnb and similar companies
- Entrepreneurs
- Climate-change activists
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