The sharing economy "is a socio-economic system built around the sharing of human and physical assets." [Wikipedia]

SF has a lot of it.

Here are a few sharing economy companies that have a presence (offices and/or many users) in SF:

• Airbnb (HQ in SF)
• TaskRabbit (HQ in SF)
• Lyft (based in SF)
• Uber (based in SF)
• LiquidSpace (based in Palo Alto)

CityCarShare is a non-profit carsharing company based in SF.

See also: short-term rentals in SF.

News & Links

2014-05-30: "How Uber And Lyft Are Trying To Kill Each Other" Forbes