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The unmaking of a making economy
June 4, 2015

The unmaking of a making economy

Most people by now will have heard some buzz about the ‘sharing’ or ‘on demand’ economy. Few will realise how...

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We’re getting SKUed !
March 12, 2015

We’re getting SKUed !

  The reason I’m so excited about our latest product SuperTasker is not just because it’s a cool product (and looks...

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Freelance and contract hiring are shaping our future workforce!
December 16, 2014

Freelance and contract hiring are shaping our future workforce!

CIO magazine included one of my predictions today in the top 6 tips for 2015 in an article titled "6...

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The Future of Work: the evolution of labor marketplaces
September 28, 2014

The Future of Work: the evolution of labor marketplaces

Operating in the labor / outsourcing space for almost 10 years now (first with an offline business and then online)...

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The future of marketplaces
July 26, 2014

The future of marketplaces

Marketplaces are some of the hardest businesses to build (as our own testimony at PeoplePerHour shows). They are complex beasts...

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Disaggregation of a Bank
March 21, 2014

Disaggregation of a Bank

fermivc: There are lots of cool charts thrown around the startup/VC world. One of the best is the “Disaggregation of Craiglist,”...

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What’s Next for the Collaborative Economy?
March 20, 2014

What’s Next for the Collaborative Economy?

This article I wrote got published today in Forbes on the monumental shift we are seeing towards a sharing economy.

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Are you thinking long-term enough?
March 2, 2014

Are you thinking long-term enough?

Warren Buffet was once asked by Jeff Bezos a long time friend of his: “you are the second richest man...

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Who stole my fruit?
January 31, 2014

Who stole my fruit?

The last decade or so has been paradise for entrepreneurs mainly because as the world shifted more online and on...

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How the power of the crowd will transform business
January 30, 2014

How the power of the crowd will transform business

One revolution that’s in the making today is that of the crowd.  There’s  lot of literature around it but it...

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There is nothing ’emerging’ about emerging markets
November 26, 2013

There is nothing ’emerging’ about emerging markets

I am still shocked that most people in America and generally Western Europe don’t get that today there is nothing...

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The importance of the knowledge economy in solving long term unemployment
November 24, 2013

The importance of the knowledge economy in solving long term unemployment

Elaine Pofeldt wrote this great piece Is Your Next Great Gig in Indiain Forbes yesterday after a long discussion we had...

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