Tag: Sharing economy
On-Demand Storage Platform Stasher Enters DC to Calm Travelers’ Luggage Woes
The problem with an early hotel checkout is that it often means lugging a suitcase around. That’s soon to change in the District.
Stasher, a...
How Shared-Housing App Homora Plans to Solve the Roommate Problem
Like many young professionals moving to a new city after college, Michael Nagle searched Craigslist for the ideal roommate.
But Nagle, a 2012 University of...
Why DC Needs to Embrace – Not Regulate – Homesharing [Guest...
Graeme King is a Washington, D.C., resident since 2003 who has used Airbnb's platform. This post was coordinated by the Consumer Technology Association.
My wife...
Airbnb: DC’s Latest Homeshare Bill Misses the Mark
Will Burns is a busy man. The mid-Atlantic public policy director for Airbnb covers a region that in reality expands far beyond what it...
Vornado Takes On Airbnb With Pop-up Hotel Arriving Just in Time...
With Arlington County's new Airbnb regulations going into effect last Saturday, it should come as no surprise that the local real estate industry is...
How A New Economic Partnership Will Benefit Regional Innovation
Deep-pocketed local business leaders announced the formation of the Greater Washington Partnership on Wednesday, an effort to boost the economy of the whole region,from...
If the Gig Economy Has a Future It’s Thanks to This...
Once upon a time, if you needed a professional handyman or ran a small business and wanted to drum up work, a connection would...
Virginia ‘Uber for Everything’ App Raises $2.3M
The investment is led by major media syndicates
This is Uber’s New Plan to Change How DC Commutes
Uber has a new plan to entice riders this summer, and perhaps to transform how DMV commuters get to work every day. As the...
Snagajob Buys Up Rival PeopleMatter
More than 70 million hourly workers use the two companies
DC Responds to 1st Metro Changes by Hopping on Bikes and...
Jonathan signed up as a driver for Uber in early 2015, adding Lyft to the list of apps he and his Honda Accord can...
Zipcar Finally Lets You Make One-Way Trips
Zipcar turned the key in Washington, D.C. for its new, more casual car-sharing service, offering the option for one-way trips for the first time in...
How Uber’s Loss in Austin Could Spread to Other Cities
Uber and Lyft are no strangers to regulatory fights in state houses and city halls across the country. Now, the ride-hailing app startups are...
This ‘Uber for Babysitting’ Startup Is Gaining Popularity on Capitol Hill
Because of course...
Under Pressure, DC Bike Startup Retreats from UMd Campus
Washington, D.C.-based bike-share startup Baas Bikes has had to pull out of the University of Maryland in a near textbook example of what happens...
Updated: Huffington Brings Uber’s Board a Network Linking DC to Silicon...
She will be the first woman on the board.
Will Lyft’s DC Ad Blitz Threaten Uber’s Dominance?
Lyft has a plan to become Washington, D.C.'s favorite ride-hailing app.
In the District, there's almost an embarrassment of riches when it comes to transportation...
Airbnb Hosts: President Underwood a Better Guest Than Trump
If the murderous President Frank Underwood from House of Cards were real, 40 percent of Americans would still rather have him as a guest...