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Could it be true that innovations are not random but actually predictable? That’s what a new mathematical study earlier this year by Vittorio Loreto and co. at the University of Rome concluded. Their research demonstrated that innovations can be modeled between the actual and the possible. + Mathematical Model […]
Airbnb was started in 2008 by founders Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nate Blecharczyk. We have written about our thoughts on both the core Airbnb business model, along with their recent foray into the world of travel Experiences and targeting of a new generation of travelers, those who want authentic […]
By Luis Otavio Ribeiro from Catarse, largest crowdfunding platform in Brazil Original piece in Portuguese Tokens and the Future of Crowdfunding Since we launched Catarse in 2011, I have pondered a question: what will be the next innovation in crowdfunding? Clearly, crowdfunding or a collective piggybank, if you prefer, always […]
#Blockchain is defined as the ‘great chain of being sure about things.” by The Economist. We are moving towards a blockchain future where the marginal cost of a transaction drops to zero and peer-to-peer commerce is facilitated by ‘trustless’ transactions. Depending on your future view of bitcoin, the blockchain and fintech, […]
#Fintech (financial technology) is a red-hot category right now, worldwide. Many unicorns (companies with a valuation greater than $1 Billion) have already been crowned, and yet the arms race has only just begun. That’s because so much of the TBTF (too big to fail) banks’ precious revenue streams remain ripe for ‘disruption’ and […]
Since the beginning of time, people have come together at the end of each day to eat, unwind and converse around a communal table. But as part of the era of urbanization, Ikea apartments, and shrinking spaces, the majority of city dwellers no longer have the space in their living […]
#Blockchain is defined as the ‘great chain of being sure about things.” by The Economist. We are moving towards a blockchain future where the marginal cost of a transaction drops to zero and peer-to-peer commerce is facilitated by ‘trustless’ transactions. Blockchain’s pace of development continues to happen at a relentless […]
Airbnb recently launched their new ‘Experiences’ that will enable guests to book authentic experiences with local hosts from their mobile phone. Experiences are part of Airbnb’s new mission to create Trips that enable travelers to break out of the ‘tourist box’ they are put into by most tourism operators. “With Airbnb […]
‘The disruptors’ are everywhere, but should we be aiming for disruption or instead category creation? “The most exciting companies give us new ways of living, thinking or doing business, many times solving a problem we didn’t know we had—or a problem we didn’t pay attention to because we never imagined there was […]
The global sharing economy is taking flight. The exponential growth in the sector, globally, is being driven by the desire for access versus ownership. + PWC – Consumer Intelligence According to PWC’s ‘Sizing the Revenue Opportunity’ report in 2014, the global sharing economy (Sh) accounted for approximately 6.25%, or $15bn, […]