The Sharing Economy and Rentals
Coworking, Skills and Freelancing as Sharing
Shared workspaces and online freelance platforms let people rent desks or hire skills by the hour.
Sharing space and time.
Coworking
Desks and offices rented flexibly, popular with start-ups and freelancers.
WeWork’s rise and fall
The company’s high valuation collapsed in 2019 and it filed for bankruptcy in 2023.
Freelance platforms
Skills are matched with clients across the world.
Trend
Hybrid work changed office demand.
A hot desk
A freelancer pays for a desk by the day in a shared office.
Assuming fast growth means a sound business
Costs and long leases can sink firms.
Key takeaways
- Coworking rents desks.
- WeWork collapsed after a hype cycle.
- Freelance platforms match skills.
- Hybrid work shapes demand.
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