Sharing Economy Is Changing the World

LAST year, I interviewed Brian Chesky, one of the co-founders of Airbnb.com, about the emerging sharing economy, led by companies like the on-demand taxi app Uber and Airbnb, which provides a platform for people to rent their spare rooms, homes, castles and yurts to strangers with the same ease you can book a room at Marriott. We just got together again, and Chesky laid out the growth spurt his company has experienced in the last 12 months â?? a spurt so fast that itâ??s telling you this new sharing economy is the real deal and will increasingly be a source of income for more and more people.