20 1 6   TOPSHAR I NGECONOMYTRENDS :

TH E   E XP ERT SWE IGH   I N

SHARING ECONOMY IS NOTJUST DRIVING COMMERCE BUTALSO CULTURE.

( B I L L E E H O W A R D )

Billee HowardT H E S H A R I N G E C O N O M Y W I L LC O N T I N U E T O E X P L O D E B U TW I L L M O V E A W A Y F R O M T H EN O T I O N O F “ A L T R U I S M ” T OP R O F I T I N G F O R T H E M A N YA N D N O T T H E F E W .

Startups need to fill their war chestfor global adoption, acquisition

and to influence regulatory bodies.

( Jeremiah Owyang)

THE SHARING ECONOMY ISBECOMING MAINSTREAM,

THOUGH THE MAJORITY OF THEUSERS ARE STILL THE HIGHLY

EDUCATED PEOPLE – THE TOP OFTHE SOCIAL PYRAMID.

(ROB VAN DE STAR)

Tech platforms continue

to learn that building a

brand is not the same as

developing a platform.

(Rob van de Star)

WE WILL SEE MOREMISSION DRIVENCOMPANIES , SOCIALENTERPRISES DEVELOPAPPS / PRODUCTS ANDSERVICES THAT SERVEPEOPLE AND PLANET .

(BENITA MATOFSKA )

I N 2 0 1 6 W I L L S E E MO R E L A R G EC OM P A N I E S E N G A G I N G I N T H ES H A R I N G E C O N OM Y A N D MO R ED A T A D E M O N S T R A T I N G T H E

E C O N OM I C V A L U E A N DS I G N I F I C A N T P R O F I T S G E N E R A T E D

B Y D O I N G S O .

( B E N I T A MA T O F S K A )

RECRUITING WORKERS WILLCONTINUE TO BE CHALLENGE FORCOMPANIES, AND THEY WILL HAVETO BURN THROUGH A LOT OF“SIGNUP”. ON-DEMAND /SHARINGECONOMY WILL DISRUPT LINKEDIN,YELP.

(JOHN CHANG)

SHARING ECONOMYWORKERS ENJOY AFLEXIBILITY THAT IS

UNKNOWN TO REGULAREMPLOYEES.

(ALEX STEPHANY)

THE SHARINGECONOMY IS

BECOMING A REALALTERNATIVE TO

TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS.

(ESTHER MARTOS)

I SEE THE SHARING ECONOMY AS

THE RESULT OF INNOVATION

WITHOUT PERMISSION.

(ESTHER MARTOS)

AS MORE MILLENNIALS JOINTHE WORKFORCE, THE

CONVERGENCE OF ON-DEMANDAPPS AND PEER-TO-PEERPLATFORMS WILL MAKE

LOCATION INDEPENDENCEMORE ACCESSIBLE.

(ANDREW CARLONE)

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