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:
