Juan de Antonio, CEO of Cabify, firmly believes that disruption is the main driver for progress in business. “Wealth is generated outside our continent and Cabify is an example of a Spanish company which would have died if we hadn’t left here.”
If you’ve had trouble hailing a cab on the streets of Madrid, Barcelona or many other cities in Spain recently, there’s a good chance it was because of a taxi drivers’ strike. There have been a number of these in recent months, all with the same aim: to halt the expansion of ride-sharing firm Uber.
Fernando Rodríguez | One of the main fears of the adverstising industry today seems to be the irruption of a distruptive force similar to Uber or Airbnb. Alfonso Rodés, who has been Deputy CEO of Havas Media Group since 2011, explains why the sector is not so different from the hotel one.
Julius Baer Research | | Marketplace companies active in the Sharing Economy such as Uber and AirBnB (both not listed) are combining social networks, Big Data analytics and mobile accessibility. Last week, the European Commission (EC) issued guidelines to harmonise the often wildly different treatment faced by businesses trying to shake up sectors ranging from accommodation to transport across the Eurozone.
By Ray Kwong | Things just shifted into high-gear in China’s taxi app war. Just days after a leaked memo showed Uber is raising US$1 billion to put its China business into overdrive, the Wall Street Journal reported that Didi Kuaidi—China’s largest taxi app company—is out to raise US$1.5 billion.