(2012-12-02) Disruptors Vs Reasonable And Unreasonable Statusquo

A number of Disruptive Innovation Start Up-s (esp in the Sharing Economy) are getting Back Lash from the Status Quo.

• Many AirBnb users (landlords) are breaking either the law or their lease or CoOp agreement. How far should AirBnb go in warning their users.
• Uber is being targeted by Taxi regulators creating new rules specifically designed to block them - class Trade Guild Protectionism. Though I suspect there are reasonable problems with the Uber model (liability/insurance, etc.).

Fred Wilson notes some comparability to the Music Industry fights against Internet Radio and other music startups, and notes how incumbents are arguing that these upstarts are big enough to pay the tax of the Status Quo.

Jun'2013: Steve Blank has lots of other examples, Framing the anti-innovation players at Rent Seeking (aka "rentier"). Recently, the New York and North Carolina legislatures considered a new law written by Auto Dealer lobbyists that would make it illegal for Tesla to sell cars directly to consumers. His recommendation: Pick early markets where the rent seekers are weakest and scale... When you get customer scale and raise a large financing round, take the battle to the incumbents.