Tag: collaborative consumption
This new start-up is out to kill missed deliveries once and for all
Remember the last time you bought that case of wine online? You salivated and anticipated the delivery, but when you got home, you opened...
Divvy is going to Melbourne to sooth some parking pains
Is there something more effective than peak-hour traffic when it comes to ruining your mornings? Yes there is, and that’s parking. But Melbournians can...
He has found a solution to the problem of city parking and raised $350,000...
Nick Austin (pictured right) had a successful career in finance, first designing integrated portfolio management products at CBA and then moving into portfolio management...
Why own when you can share? Are we entering the era of collaborative consumption?
The concept of collaborative consumption takes a very, very old idea in economics and gives it a new shine in our era of electronic social networking. It's all about sharing, trading or renting products or services as opposed to owning them. Listen as consultant Rachel Botsman describes it.
Dual Drivers: Ahmed Haider and Tia Saunders, 2011 Anthill 30under30 Winners
UTS students Tia Saunders and Ahmed Haider found their entrepreneurial breakthrough when they discovered the hidden cost of education: textbooks, besides being heavy to lug around, were steeply priced. In 2010, Haider and Saunders launched Zookal, an online textbook rental service billing itself as "by uni students and for uni students." The site received 18,000 hits within its first two weeks and Zookal rented out all books in stock in its first semester of operations.
Global Hub network pops up in Melbourne. “Would you like a connection with that?”
There may be a conspicuous 'Me' in the word Melbourne, but a new global movement has taken root in the city's business district to encourage teamwork in dynamic spaces. Collaborative consumption is the name of the movement. You may have heard of it: The Financial Times has deemed it a “social revolution gaining momentum.” Hub Melbourne is its latest achievement.
