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Building a Business
4 Tips to Increase Your Bookings on Airbnb
Turning your home into a bed and breakfast is a tougher side gig than you might think.
By Carly Okyle
Building a Business
Is the Sharing Economy High Over?
A slate of startup closures could signal that the hangover has finally arrived.
Tech
Why Uber Makes Us Uneasy
Violence and robberies occur in cabs, too, but the personal aspect of the sharing economy makes these occurrences even more unsettling when Uber drivers are involved.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Researchers Say Airbnb Fudged New York City Listing Data
The company argues that most of its hosts are merely renting out extra space in their homes for some extra cash.
Building a Business
The Top 10 Cushiest Places to Work
From travel stipends to egg freezing, these perks go above and beyond traditional corporate benefits.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Do What Uber Did. Empower Users and Other Stakeholders.
Here's how you can turn data into a difference-maker -- and crush your competition.
By Jeff Booth
Building a Business
Federal Government Hopes to Get a Grasp on the Sharing Economy
Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez says he traveled to Silicon Valley to try to update how the government tracks the workforce.
Entrepreneurs
Meet Luxury Retreats, the Airbnb of the World’s Most Lavish Mansions
How a teen entrepreneur's secret trip to paradise gave birth to an online vacation rental business ahead of its time.
Thought Leaders
Airbnb Deletes Listing for $200 Igloo Constructed During Winter Storm Jonas
'Unfortunately, your igloo, while very well constructed, has failed to meet our occupancy standards,' the company told the structure's creator.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
5 Reasons You Should Join the Sharing Economy Revolution
At least 17 startups in the sharing economy have valuations of a billion dollars or more, and the sector is poised for enormous growth.
Thought Leaders
3 Ways the Sharing Economy Changes Entrepreneurial Opportunity
In the sharing economy, the role of the entrepreneur is not to produce but to coordinate production.
By Per Bylund
Tech
The Sharing Economy Is More than a Buzzword. It’s Changing How We Live.
One in five adults have worked in the sharing economy, while two in five have used it, according to new report.
Business Accounting
Will Silicon Valley’s Unicorn Herd Grow or Shrink in 2016?
Startups with high valuations are not as rare as they once were. Will the trend continue?
By Jason Ankeny
Tech
This Startup Gets You Into Spaces That Instagram Dreams Are Made of
Splacer is like Airbnb but for ultra hip event spaces, such as an abandoned church, urban greenhouse or prop studio.
Building a Business
The Top 10 Companies to Work for in 2016
Awesome co-workers, benefits and competitive pay make these 10 companies the most exciting places to work for, as rated by the employees themselves.
By Laura Entis
Business News
Airbnb Is Now the Third-Highest Valued Startup After Massive $1.5 Billion Funding Round
The new round reportedly raises the startup's valuation to $25.5 billion.
By Biz Carson
Thought Leaders
Why Daily Fantasy Sports and All Online Gambling Should Be Legal
In a free society people should be allowed to spend their money however wisely or foolishly they decide.
By Carol Roth
Building a Business
Airbnb Reportedly Raises Another $100 Million in Funding
The home-sharing startup expects to be profitable in 2016, a source says.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Airbnb Vows to Work With Cities, Enforce Tax Rules
The sharing platform said it will make sure homeowners pay their 'fair share' of hotel and tourist taxes.
By Reuters
Building a Business
These Are the World’s Top 10 Young Billionaires
Young, smart and filthy rich, these charmed tycoons have it all.
Building a Business
What You Need to Know to Compete With the Surging Sharing Economy
By 2017, 80 percent of U.S. consumers will be using services from peer-to-peer collaborative companies. Here's what you need to know if you aren't Uber or Airbnb.
Business News
Why Did Airbnb Just Buy a Russian Design Firm?
Both companies are excited about the partnership, but neither is revealing details of their plans.
Building a Business
From Startup to Established Brand: Are You Ready to Transition?
Four ways to tell whether you're poised to be the next Uber or Airbnb, or at least a leader in your product sector.
Building a Business
Airbnb Agrees to Collect Tourism Tax in Paris, Its Biggest Market
The home-rental platform today announced that it will automatically collect tourism taxes for guests and remit them directly to the City Hall.
Building a Business
Airbnb Is Going After the Exploding Market of Chinese Travelers
The accommodations rental site says outbound travel from China on the platform has grown 700 percent in the past year.
Business News
Tourists in Paris Say ‘Au Revoir’ to Hotels, ‘Bonjour’ to Airbnb
Airbnb is giving Paris luxury hoteliers a fright.
By Reuters