The year 2014 ushered in a new wave of what is often wrongly thought of as the “sharing economy.” It’s more accurately termed the Rental Economy—a collection of changes that have empowered anyone to loan out goods and labor at the touch of a screen.
This year saw a rise of focused yet decentralized startups making it possible for ordinary people to supplant the roles traditionally played by, for instance, taxi fleets and hotel chains.
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