The sharing economy will have to change
But that will help it survive the pandemic and thrive afterwards
“I THOUGHT WE were dead.” Emmanuel Bamfo, the boss of Globe, a six-person startup founded a year ago, began thinking about what job to do next when the coronavirus hit in March. His firm acted like a short-term Airbnb: its app let people rent out their homes or even only parts of them, such as the bedroom or the bathroom, for a few hours. This became an unattractive proposition during a pandemic.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “What’s mine is yours”
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