Opinion

November 4, 2020

Time for a new social contract for the gig economy

The gig economy isn't going anywhere. It's time for Europe to embrace that fact.


Nicolas Colin

6 min read

Europe has not been particularly welcoming of the gig economy and the tech companies that power it.

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Nicolas Colin

Nicolas Colin is cofounder of VC firm The Family. He writes a regular column for Sifted

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