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# All articles by Thea Sørvig Østbye

Thea is a sharing economy enthusiast from Oslo, Norway. Thea holds a masters’ degree in economics and did her thesis on the sharing economy. She also has lots of experience in the field of journalism.

![Thea Sørvig Østbye](https://images.prismic.io/sharetribe/69247315-35d3-47c0-94c7-beac9053cf70_author_thea.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&w=1920)

## All articles by Thea Sørvig Østbye

![Create commons – An interview with Michel Bauwens](https://images.prismic.io/sharetribe/e55e4695-16c6-4782-97e3-1af3652db788_Create-commons-%E2%80%93-An-interview-with-Michel-Bauwens.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&w=3840)

Academy

[Create commons – An interview with Michel Bauwens](/academy/create-commons-an-interview-with-michel-bauwens/)

Peer-to-peer sharing platforms should give more power to their community.

![Make your members happy – An interview with Jim Pickell](https://images.prismic.io/sharetribe/c8a77ba2-38f3-45f9-b104-f7dfece3ccaf_Make-your-members-happy-%E2%80%93-An-interview-with-Jim-Pickell.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&w=3840)

Academy

[Make your members happy – An interview with Jim Pickell](/academy/make-your-members-happy-an-interview-with-jim-pickell/)

Member satisfaction is the ultimate marketplace key performance indicator.

![Vacate the VCs – An interview with Jeremiah Owyang](https://images.prismic.io/sharetribe/eb286b84-8ef7-4fa5-aaea-34e391e6a94a_Vacate-the-VCs-%E2%80%93-An-interview-with-Jeremiah-Owyang.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&w=3840)

Academy

[Vacate the VCs – An interview with Jeremiah Owyang](/academy/vacate-the-vcs-interview-with-jeremiah-owyang/)

Advice on alternative ways to fund your marketplace startup.

![Understand your community – An interview with Jennifer Billock](https://images.prismic.io/sharetribe/e96bd323-4572-4617-82c7-b296ec42ddc7_Understand-your-community-%E2%80%93-An-interview-with-Jennifer-Billock.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&w=3840)

Academy

[Understand your community – An interview with Jennifer Billock](/academy/understand-your-community-an-interview-with-jennifer-billock/)

Your marketplace needs to be tended like a garden.

![Antonin Léonard](https://images.prismic.io/sharetribe/c0435568-2e9f-4b84-bc77-0fa92743be4b_Evolve-with-the-community-%E2%80%93-An-interview-with-Antonin-Leonard.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&w=3840)

Academy

[Evolve with the community – An interview with Antonin Léonard](/academy/evolve-with-the-community-an-interview-with-antonin-leonard/)

A community is built through offline interaction and online experience.

![Daan Weddepohl](https://images.prismic.io/sharetribe/37447d81-cfe8-4454-bf88-956b5fd2a73c_Daan.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&w=3840)

Academy

[Rinse and repeat – An interview with Daan Weddepohl](/academy/rinse-and-repeat-an-interview-with-daan-weddepohl/)

Apply the lean startup methodology, iteratively creating your marketplace.

![Arun Sundararajan interview](https://images.prismic.io/sharetribe/a32f6422-6c3d-4f8b-8dda-52ee32f55506_Arun-Sundararajan.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&w=3840)

Academy

[Make the right trade-offs for your marketplace](/academy/make-the-right-trade-offs-for-your-marketplace-arun-sundararajan/)

It is better to grow slow in order to preserve the unique aspects of your marketplace.

![Solve the supply – An interview with Alex Stephany](https://images.prismic.io/sharetribe/bb283de5-7d19-49a7-8e1a-bb0f7ded2ed0_Solve-the-supply-%E2%80%93-An-interview-with-Alex-Stephany-1.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&w=3840)

Academy

[Solve the supply – An interview with Alex Stephany](/academy/solve-the-supply-an-interview-with-alex-stephany/)

A clear and compelling value proposition is the simplest way of acquiring supply.

![Design transformational experiences – An interview with Neal Gorenflo](https://images.prismic.io/sharetribe/95406225-b285-4483-9d16-cdfb63f8818a_Design-transformational-experiences-%E2%80%93-An-interview-with-Neal-Gorenflo.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&w=3840)

Academy

[Design transformational experiences – An interview with Neal Gorenflo](/academy/design-transformational-experiences-an-interview-with-neal-gorenflo/)

Neal Gorenflo thinks you should start small and replicate grassroot movements.

![Shelby Clark](https://images.prismic.io/sharetribe/454042ba-38ed-4b10-a200-39b5551031b7_shelby_clark.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&w=3840)

Academy

[Empower your providers – An interview with Shelby Clark](/academy/empower-your-providers-an-interview-with-shelby-clark/)

Shelby Clark advises marketplace entrepreneurs to focus on high-quality supply from the very beginning.

![Robin Chase at Ouishare Fest](https://images.prismic.io/sharetribe/1b6ac520-56bc-43da-abbe-232b9c923eb4_RobinChase_interview_cover.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&w=3840)

Academy

[How to find the next big marketplace idea](/academy/how-to-find-the-next-big-marketplace-idea-an-interview-with-robin-chase/)

From the stage at Cabaret Sauvage in Paris, Robin is telling the vivid story about how she likes to stay at friends’ houses when she travels.

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