11.19.2016

How Technology Improves Hosting of the Future

Jeremiah Owyang, Founder of Crowd Companies

Sharing Economy Industry Analyst

Welcome

Home is where your heart is, now powered by technology.

The Collaborative Economy is growing FAST

The Collaborative Economy is growing FAST

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Convenience matters most across all sharing categories

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Among all age groups, price is an important driver in switching buyers to the collaborative economy

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People prefer known brands across all categories

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What are the technologies of the future that can enhance hosting?

BeamPro robots are five feet tall, have a wide-angle camera, and a 20-inch screen that projects the controller’s face at eye-level. They offer the potential for hosts to show properties to guests from anywhere, increasing efficiency

while still maintaining a “human touch” in an inreasingly automated world.

BeamPro robots offer the opportunity for hosts to show spaces to guests virtually

At a $129 pricetag, customers can set a combination for their lock on the Bitlock app, then use that combo to unlock their bike via a few taps. Bitlock securely encrypts the codes, and users can also enter them manually on the physical

lock. Users often share bikes (and enterprise fleet management is possible) through codesharing.

Bitlock offers keyless security by unlocking bike locks via a mobile app

When someone purchases a Slock, it’s connected to the Slock smart contract in the Ethereum blockchain and controlled by it. The owner of a Slock can set a deposit amount and a price for renting his property, and the user will pay that deposit through a transaction to the Ethereum blockchain, thereby getting permission to open and

close that smart lock through their smart phone.

Slock.it smart locks link to secure Ethereum contracts on the blockchain

The Velvet device enables homes to share their wifi and be paid for it. The wifi owner sets how much data they want to share each month. Once it hits that amount, the device stops sharing the data. Because Velvet creates a

second network, the home network and devices connected to it are kept secure.

Brisbane startup Velvet creates wifi sharing economy utilizing unwanted data

GoGoGuest installs printers in coffee shops, so when guests make a purchase, they get a receipt with a unique code. This code might be the only way you can get onto the shop’s wifi, or it might be a ticket to a special high-speed,

“premium” network. Then, after a set time limit, the coffee shop can ask to make another purchase to stay online.

GoGoGuest helps coffee shops manage their Wi-Fi, customer-by-customer

Netatmo indoor climate monitor allows for multiple user (guest) profiles

The device tracks four things — indoor air quality, humidity, temperature and noise. Owners can set up different profiles depending on who’s in the house. For instance, you can make your device more sensitive by saying that a baby or a child with asthma is staying in the room.

Showcasing confidence in its autonomous technology, Ford announced it is designing a fleet of self-driving taxis without steering wheels and pedals. Ford’s autonomous cars will only drive in geo-fenced urban areas and in

favorable weather conditions.

Ford is building fully autonomous taxi fleet for use in 2021

First piloted in Memphis, TransLoc Rider takes the headache out of planning multi-modal trips by providing passengers with the best options. Users enter their destination to get the best route, one that combines walking, transit and

Uber. The app makes the experience seamless; it even hails and books the Uber from within the Rider app.

TransLoc Rider app partners with Uber and local transit authorities to offer trans-modal routing

How will the community in the home-sharing ecosystem affected?

Guests

Guests

Hosts

Neighborhoods

Cities

Cities

Thank you! Questions?

Jeremiah Owyang, Founder Jeremiah@CrowdCompanies.com