The document discusses challenges and lessons learned from interviewing 200 entrepreneurs and experts in the collaborative economy across 12 countries. Some of the key lessons include that collaborative entrepreneurs just do things with lowering barriers to start, focus on their core and get the best partners, and grow exponentially by facilitating others to create value. Major challenges include determining how to scale sustainably, ensuring models remain future proof, addressing labor issues, and improving data transparency and ratings systems. Transitioning to more sustainable models may require redefining value and success, exploring new ownership and governance models, crowdsourcing activities, and finding the right balance between old and new approaches.

1. and
now...
Challenges,
dilemma’s and
thoughts on the
collaborative
economy

2. All video’s (200 interviews and counting….) are available on:
www.youtube.com/crowdexpedition
Questions? Contact:
@martijnarets
www.collaborative-economy.com
martijn@collaborative-economy.com

4. 171
investors

5. and
now...
‘how individualsare empoweredto organizethemselves’
nobody
thought
about
-valuation?
-capabilities of the entrepreneur?
-regulations?
-protecting investors?
-etc.
-etc.
-etc.

6. and
now...

7. wel
duidelijk
‘We leven in een tijd waarin het
individu wordt empowered
zichzelf te organiseren. Vaak
gefaciliteerd door online
platformen. En vaak buiten
traditionele kanalen om.’
collaborative (crowd) economy
PLATFORMSTUFF
SHARING
ECONOMY
MONEY PLATFORM CROWDFUNDING
KNOWLEDGE PLATFORM CROWDSOURCING

8. wel
duidelijk
‘We leven in een tijd waarin het
individu wordt empowered
zichzelf te organiseren. Vaak
gefaciliteerd door online
platformen. En vaak buiten
traditionele kanalen om.’
collaborative (crowd) economy
PLATFORMSTUFF SHARING
ECONOMY
MONEY PLATFORM CROWDFUN
DING
KNOWLEDGE PLATFORM CROWDSOUR
CING
This new way of
collaboration will
influence EVERY
‘organisation’ the
next 10 years.
Positive or negative.Direct or indirect.

10. Interviewing 150 international
experts & entrepreneurs a
year in this field and practise
what we preach. 200
interviews in 12 countries
done. +/- 100 to go.

11. 2.
WHAT IS GOING
ON?

12. IF YOU THINK YOU’RE TOO
SMALL TO HAVE AN IMPACT
TRY GOING TO BED WITH A
MOSQUITO IN THE ROOM.....

13. ecosystem

14. lessons
learned interviewing
200 collaboratie
economy
entrepreneurs and
experts in 12
countries

15. #1
They just DO things
(and the barrier to start is getting lower every day)

16. #2
Focus on core
(and get the best partners with shared values they can get)

17. #3
They grow (exponentially) by facilitating
others to create value

18. #4
efficient use of existing resources and
events. >> better price, better access.

19. #5
They are not the usual suspects

20. #6
They start from an intrinsic motivation to fix
things

21. #7
They don’t only enter asset light markets

22. #8
They change the default expectation of your
customers of YOUR service

23. #9
They are smart guys and girls: don’t trust
them on their blue eyes….

24. Running a
country as a
platform….

25. lessons
learned

26. #1
They are redefining what added value they
offer for their stakeholders

27. #2
They facilitate stakeholders with a platform
where THEY can create value

28. #3
They have bridge builders who can connect
both worlds

29. #4
They have trouble in getting this
collaboration in the core of their activities.
This is not a project.

30. #5
They do find the right balance in speed and
quality.
(startups may fail, corporates don’t)

31. 3.
MAIN
DILEMMA’S

32. #1
To scale or not to scale?
- responsibilities platform?
- exponential growth vs sustainable growth

33. #2
Are these models future proof?
- costs of building a new platform will be zero
- global leader, local transactions
- now an exclusive offer, but for how long?

34. #3
Labour through platforms
- they don’t want to be an employer
- new companies fill the gap

35. #4
Transparency?

36. #5
(reputation) data
- who is in control?
- Facebook as your digital passport is a BAD idea

37. #6
Transactions are based on an extremely
poor rating system

38. 4.
TRANSITION TO A
SUSTAINABLE
MODEL

39. #1
What is value? What is success? We need
new thoughts about that. And new
measurement instruments

40. #2
Shared ownership: new coöperative or
decentralised ownership models.

41. #3
Regulation and taxation
-always to late (accept)
-learn from others

42. #4
Crowdsourcing in the core of what you do,
not as a marketing approached top-down
‘accident’

43. #5
Accept that borders will disappear. What is
your business? What is the value that you
add. What is…. a country? a bank? a…..

44. #6
Old and new need to start working together

45. 5.
CONCLUSION

46. 5.
CONCLUSION
- cross border collaboration requestsa new kind of (shared) leadership;- you need to find the right brigebuilders;
- teaming based on values and focuson core. Find the best (temporary)partners and make speed;
- facilitate, don’t controll;
- always find the balance in old andnew.
-DO IT!

47. get out and explore
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www.collaborative-economy.com
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