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   Of course, flying cars have long been popular with the media.  Dozens of companies are now building these aircraft, and three recently agreed to go public in deals that value them as high as $6 billion.    The New York Times likes writing about flying cars. 

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"  The drivers of these changes, of course, are the steady declines in the cost of renewable energy sources and their increased use. As forecasters we're fascinated that the term "peak oil" now refers to the point in time when global oil demand begins to fall.

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Of course, belonging to a Soho House is not cheap.  According to Reuter's Soho House IPO Sets High Price for Entry , the chain has 119,000 members and a waitlist of 59,000 looking to join. It also has attracted celebrities such as supermodel Kate Moss to their clubs.  

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  A key reason, of course, is the pandemic has more considering becoming independent workers. .  But by 2020, independent worker business applications had increased to 76% of all professional services applications, with only 24% coming from businesses planning on hiring traditional employees.

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And, of course, there's a lot of pent-up consumer travel demand due to COVID.   .   More specifically, Fora is tapping into the creator economy, a fast-growing subset of independent work.    Content creators who focus on travel are a large creator economy segment. 

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Virtual Dining Concepts has 9 different restaurant concepts , including, of course, MrBeast Burger.   .   Or we should say they buy the burgers from the franchise company,  Virtual Dining Concepts.    MrBeast's contribution is his name and his promotional activity.

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   We, of course, hope the economy recovers quickly. .  The resurgence of  COVID-19 likely means a full economy recovery won't happen until a vaccine is available and - and this is a big and - widely distributed. 

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This, of course, is not new news to those who have been following industry research on the gig economy.    For example, we reported in 2014 on our research that showed the questions asked in government surveys led to an underreporting of gig work. We

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This, of course, is not unusual for high growth tech companies these days.   And, of course, the traditional coworking and office suite companies continue to expand. And, of course, coworking customers will benefit. In other words, they are big and growing at close to 100% per year. 

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Of course, we encourage you to listen to the podcast to hear the whole conversation, along with a few little surprises. Of course, I’ll probably have to be consulted in the decision. That consolidation is all about gaining access to audiences, which of course is what we’ve been preaching for a long time.@Disney

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JANUARY 6, 2021

  The picture below is from a 1917 newspaper article and shows the Curtis prototype, which, of course, never went into production. Both Ford Motor Company and the Curtis Aircraft Company built flying car prototypes as early as 1915.  It's also unclear whether or not it ever got off the ground.  

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.  Students pay a monthly fee subscription fee of $15 per month ($99 per year) for unlimited access to the courses. They also have about 1,000 free course available on their site. The courses themselves are mostly short (an hour or less) and include a project that the student is expected to complete.

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  A 3rd driver is, of course, more people want to work remotely. Online video and chat services make it easy to connect and communicate with customers and partners, online content creation tools and cloud storage enable work to be done and delivered from remote locations, and online marketplaces provide remote access to new customers.

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This, of course, means Uber will not have to deal with the employee classification or other legal issues they faces in their ride hailing business.   And, of course, several of the large staffing firms are trying to provide similar online staffing platforms. Uber is partnering with staffing firms for this effort.

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JULY 19, 2018

And, of course, even traditional services businesses can more easily find and serve international customers thanks to the Internet and platforms like Upwork, Fiverr, etc.   The major risk is, of course, trade wars leading to reductions in global trade. who are creating materials and classes that they can sell like products.

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Of course, many who choose to retire or leave their small business will try to sell them.  .  Also, most owners have already gone through the trauma of laying off employees.    This is something they don't want to do again.      And several told us they've held on too long already. 

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  And, of course, corporations are increasingly housing employees in coworking spaces. They include increasing the move to flexible and distributed work, helping drive the shift towards greater work/life integration and, of course, enabling the growth of independent work and the gig economy. 

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And, of course, the stock market's recovery heavily favors the wealthier.  Households Face A Financial Crisis 54% of those with household incomes below $100,000 reported serious financial problems due to the pandemic, compared with only 20% of those with incomes above that threshold.

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The author, Diane Mulcahy, is a Senior Fellow at the Kauffman Foundation and an Adjunct Lecturer at Babson College where she teaches an MBA course on the gig economy.   The book covers a range of topics, including: How to stop looking for a job and start looking for work.

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This, of course, led to a rash of headlines proclaiming earnings for gig workers have fallen substantially. It generated a lot of media attention, most of which focused on the data showing the average rideshare driver's earnings per month declined 53% between 2013 and 2017 (click on the chart to enlarge).

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There's also info, of course, on food trucks. . In this section you will a wide variety of truck-based retailers including art galleries, financial services vendors, shoe stores, fashion trucks of various kinds and even a truck that sells yarn.

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JULY 22, 2020

   Thrasio itself, of course, has to dance with an elephant (Amazon) without getting crushed. .   Thrasio's success will likely lead to others following its roll-up approach.    These new entrants will add layers of business complexity for anyone operating on or running a business platform or ecosystem.  

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MAY 21, 2018

And, of course, the coworking giant WeWork continues to invest in their WeLive co-living effort.  ."" In addition to the companies in the article, there are a few more notable co-living firm worth mentioning.   The co-living movement continues to gain traction.

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

All of these changes are giving way to differentiated approaches to education, whether that be supplying an alternative way to go to school or offering courses to improve upon the skills people already have. The article also references a prior Crunchbase article, China’s Education Startups Continue To Pull In Massive Funding Rounds.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

  And, of course, creators earning money independently are independent workers.   .  We include content creators in our definition of the Artisan Economy , which we started using  over a decade ago. It's a broader definition and includes makers, crafters and knowledge artisans. 

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JANUARY 17, 2018

We'll be exploring the social side of coworking more this year and will, of course, report our findings here. Most importantly, most coworking members (84%) reported that working in a coworking space improved their work engagement and motivation. The bottom line is coworking improves both the social and business lives of members.

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MARCH 5, 2019

We will, of course, continue to follow the new indicators. They replace the Kauffman Index, which was also on entrepreneurial activity but not as data intense. We first reported on the old Kauffman Index back in 2007 and have followed it every since.

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This, of course, was long before Amazon. In 1936 George Orwell pointed out that one of the main difficulties of owning an independent bookstore is turning a profit.   From 2009 to 2017 the number of U.S. independent bookstores increased roughly 40%.    So why is this happening?

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

And, of course, it’s another example of a firm using skilled independent workers.  Many are parents or care givers and about 1 in 5 are semi-retired. Liveops is yet another example of the growth of low friction, highly flexible work. It’s also an example of the growing use of a distributed, remote workforce.

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

The big pro is, of course, flexibility. ." The pros and cons of remote work are well known, but the article chart below nicely summarizes them. The underlying data comes from a remote worker study done by the social media marketing firm Buffer.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

"  And, of course, independent workers and entrepreneurs are natural job crafters. .  The New York Times article How to Make Work Better covers job crafting and suggests greater use of it by those with traditional jobs would make work much better. 

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A good example is General Assembly , which teaches technology, design and business skills through a variety of part-time and full-time courses. Below is a description of their web development immersive course from their website. Another example is Korfu , which teaches recent and soon to be college grads basic business skills.

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JANUARY 22, 2018

The goal, of course, is to eliminate the time and hassle associated with check-out lines. Amazon .  After shopping you simply walk back out through the turnstile. The store's technology automatically figures out what you have and charges your Amazon account via your smartphone app.

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JANUARY 18, 2018

  And, of course, coworking giant WeWork continues to invest in WeLive , although they appear to be expanding this business at a slower rate than they originally planned. .  Common currently has 14 shared living sites and over 400 members. They plan to use the new money to fund expansion.

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JUNE 23, 2016

There are, of course, specialists who will do this for you.  And, of course, major extras are extra (onsite party photographer, etc.).  Feuer wore a Topshop bomber jacket custom-embroidered with Preston’s name, and her partner, Brett, donned a shirt custom-embroidered with Preston’s likeness."

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JUNE 10, 2019

  And, of course, owners who rent out their RVs are creating a source of self-employment income. .  Platforms supporting microbusinesses: Outdoorsy recently announced a vehicle purchase program geared towards very small RV rental businesses. With this program even a solopreneur can more easily start an RV rental business. 

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JUNE 22, 2017

This Study Sums It Up in 1 Sentence says Millennials want: "Freelance flexibility with full-time stability" This is, of course, not just what Millennials want. Of course independent workers would like more stability. article What Do Millennials Want From Their Employers, Exactly? It's what everybody wants.

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