Episode 8 - Guerrillapreneur Mastermind Interview - Cargo42: "Sharing Economy Meets Trucking" Featuring Francine Gervazio, Co-Fndr & COO
In Episode 8 of the Art of Waging Small Business Warfare podcast, we bring you up to speed with Guerrillapreneur news, news about the sharing, gig and circular loop economies. First, we discuss Intel's 30-page report entitled, "Accelerating the Future: The Economic Impact of the Emerging Passenger Economy." Intel and its partner Strategy Analytics project that the Passenger Economy will grow to $7 trillion by 2050 driven mainly by Consumer Mobility-as-a-Service (estimated to grow to $3.7 trillion), Business B2B Mobility-as-a-service (estimated to grow to $3 trillion) and New & Emerging Pilotless Vehicle Service (estimated to grow to $300 billion). The report argues that as pilotless transportation takes hold, consumers and businesses will relinquish car ownership in favor of paying for transportation by the transaction. Read the report at https://newsroom.intel.com/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/sites/11/2017/passenger-economy.pdf Second, Airbnb is back and they are reporting web traffic higher than all other travel search sites including Booking.com, Hotels.com and traditional hotel brands like Hilton and Marriott International. Airbnb drew 106.9 million visits to its site in Q1 2017 that's up 31% of the same time in 2016. Airbnb accredits the surge in millennials seeking non-traditional travel adventures to the growth. Third, Simon Fraser University student tackle the "Parking Space" problem by launching an app called OpenSpot. The app lets parking space owners rent the spot when they are not using it allowing app users to find parking spots in congested downtown areas. Fourth, China continues to inflate a "Sharing Economy Bubble" by investing in a growing number of highly suspect business models. Basketball sharing (yes Basketball sharing) Zhulegequi raised $1.3 million in funding to support the roll-out of their custom kiosks at basketball courts around China where users can scan a code using their smartphone to rent a basketball. Not to be outdone, Shen WeiWei launched an umbrella sharing service called Molisan where users can share an umbrella. Molisan has kiosks that dispense umbrellas and charge user about $0.15 for a 12 hour period. Zhuelegui and Molisan are suffering from the same problem. Users are not returning the items to the kiosks.Finally, Electric car charging station sharing startup "Share&Charge" has launched a new mobile app that will make it easier for private and public electric car charging station owners to participate in the peer-to-peer network. Owners can list their charging station on the app and can independently determine the charging method and the price of their electricity service. Vehicle owners users can the app to search for the next charging station on an interactive map.In Episode 7, I interviewed sales guru, Scott Sullivan of Sullivan & Associates (also known as Synergenic Sales Group), who reflected on the Growth Capacity Framework and discussed how startups can OUTSOURCE Sales and Marketing and unleash explosive growth. In Episode 8, I interview Francine Gervazio, the cofounder and COO of Cargo42. Cargo42 is being called the Airbnb of Trucking because it has found a way to market the empty space in trucks to local shippers who are seeking economical delivery services. Please share your feedback and ways that we can improve the podcast. You can subscribe to the Guerrillapreneur podcast via iTunes, GooglePlay, RSS, Podomatic.com, SoundCloud or listen to a streaming version at ceyero.com. Host: Mark Peterson Host Social Media: @Guerillapreneur @ceyeroconsltg (Twitter, Instagram, FaceBook and Periscope) Guest: Francine Gervazio, Cargo42, Miami, FL. Guest Social Media: Twitter - @cargo42 and @franvgervazio, Facebook - Facebook.com/CargoFortyTwo,...