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SXSW Interview: Alex Stephany of ParkAtMyHouse.com
In case you missed South by Southwest last week, we're working to bring the best sustainability thinking from the conference to you this week via some thought-leader video interviews conducted on the ground in Austin. View them all here.
A running theme at this year's SXSW was the Access Economy: The idea that a business model can be build on sharing resources that are otherwise unused, i.e., the "AirBnB model."
In keeping with this quest, I had a chance to talk to Alex Stephany, COO of a UK startup called "ParkAtMyHouse.com." The self explanatory URL is simple - allow people to make extra money by renting out excess parking space they might have at their residence. I sat down briefly with Alex, to learn more:
http://youtu.be/-B31zX7JvhE
Nick Aster is the founder of TriplePundit. Prior to launching 3p, Nick worked for Mother Jones magazine, successfully re-launching the magazine's online presence. He worked for TreeHugger.com, managing the technical side of the publication for 3 years, and has also been an active consultant for individuals and companies entering the world of micro-publishing. He also worked for Gawker Media and Moreover Technologies in the early days of blogging. Nick holds an MBA in sustainable management from the Presidio School of Management and graduated with a BA in History from Washington University in St. Louis.
