Platform Talks

By Martijn Arets

The platform economy gets so much media attention, but what is really going on? In this bi-weekly newsletter, I’ll select the 5 best or most disputable articles and serve them well-seasoned with my opinions and insights.

Previous issues

Public values gaining increasing importance in tech discussions | Analysis: Uber’s safety report | What about a ‘exit to community’? | How Families Use the Online Platform Economy to Manage their Cash Flow

#4 Dec 12, 2019

Platforms are lowering transactions costs, but divert them as well | Platforms as billboard for rural areas | Welcome to the 'rental revolution'? | Longread on platform cooperatives |

#3 Nov 28, 2019

Swedish Unionen: How platforms and unions can cooperate | The way platforms expand their horizons | The problem of selective transparency | 3.112 investors backing the launch of a new internet provider

#2 Nov 14, 2019

#1

Oct 31, 2019

First Edition of the Platform Economy Newsletter | How platforms could add to the improvement of work | Using a SaaS platform to improve the organization of the flexible layer | Risk management through a mobility cooperative in health care – Good morning! Much is being said about the development of the platform economy, but oftentimes withou