Online platforms have transformed the way people communicate, commute and consume – everybody enjoys their services everyday. Startups benefit from this thriving platform economy – it helps them to grow, operate with little cost and connect easily with consumers and users. Instead of doing repetitive tasks, platforms allow entrepreneurs to innovate. 

Startup platforms are born from a user-need. They emerge to offer better choice and better quality to users. To be able to offer these manifold services, online platforms need legal certainty such as ensuring that  they

would not be held liable for actions outside their control, such as acts by their users (e.g. via posting illegal content or selling counterfeit goods). 

Allied for Startups always welcomes when policy makers discuss how to tackle potential challenges raised by the growth of the platform economy. In this process it is equally important to identify and strengthen the policies that work. We believe that an approach that takes into account startup ecosystems would include: