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LeWeb 2013: Airbnb – ‘Shareconomy’ Is Here To Stay

Airbnb, a short-term property rental platform launched in 2008, has changed the way we think about social startups. Who would have thought that millions of people will trust strangers for their housing needs, and a company founded by three friends in a loft will grow big enough to threaten traditional hotel business, collecting over $100 million in venture capital along the way?

Nicolas Ferrary, the French manager for Airbnb, tells TechWeekEurope that ‘shareconomy’ is much more than a buzzword.

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Max Smolaks

Max 'Beast from the East' Smolaks covers open source, public sector, startups and technology of the future at TechWeekEurope. If you find him looking lost on the streets of London, feed him coffee and sugar.

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  • Interesting topic. The implementation of the shareconomy concept will probably become one of the most factors of our society.
    A new german start up- friendsurance which provides a online peer-to-peer insurance indicates a shareconomy infografic with all of the german collaborative companies.

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