transportation entrepreneur
Robin Chase is a transportation entrepreneur and and the author of Peers Inc: How People and Platforms Are Inventing the Collaborative Economy and Reinventing Capitalism. A co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar, the largest car-sharing company in the world, she's also co-founder of Veniam, which turns cars into Internet hot spots.
The paradox of automation Many American workers are panicked about automation, for good reason. Computers and robots are replacing more and more men and women. The upside is that technological change creates new jobs at the same time it takes old ones away -- but there's a kicker. The new jobs are very different.
Who are the political players in the LA teachers strike? Thousands of LA public school teachers are going to be back out on the picket lines for a second day. They walked off the job Monday after failing to reach a contract agreement with the LA Unified School District, despite months of negotiations.
Could agave become Santa Barbara’s next major crop? In many ways, growing agave in Santa Barbara makes a lot of sense. Not only does it use very little water and thrive on generally inhospitable land, but it can act as a fuel break for wildfires. Now, local farmers and distillers are experimenting with the crop.
