My money is on this being the decade of disintermediation. The technology, trust and social graph is now in place to allow people to deal directly with each other and cut out the corporates.
- Brent Hoberman (my former boss) and Stelios have just announced plans to make EasyCar a person-to-person car club
- HouseBites is attempting to revolutionise takeaways by providing a platform for chefs cooking at home
- AirBnB is a global network of accommodations offered by locals
- Comedian Louis C.K. is getting a lot of love for selling his video simply and directly to his audience
And there’ll be more to come.
Could this give rise to the ‘nano-business’? Millions of people like you and me turning on/off supply of services we provide to suit our convenience. By day: accountant, on Sundays: curry chef