LEHI, Utah, April 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Neighbor.com,
a self-storage app for the sharing economy, has been named one of
Fast Company's 2019 World Changing Ideas in the Apps category. Now
in its third year, the World Changing Ideas Award honors
businesses, policies, projects and concepts that offer innovative
solutions to the issues facing humanity.
A panel of eminent judges selected winners and finalists from a
pool of more than 2,000 nominees from across the globe, from
New Zealand to Shanghai to Switzerland. Neighbor will be highlighted
among other finalists and winners in the May issue of the print
magazine, which hits newsstands April
16.
Neighbor's platform aims to revolutionize self-storage solutions
by allowing neighbors to participate in the self-storage economy.
Homeowners and renters can list empty space for rent, allowing
these "hosts" to make up to $15,000
per year off of the extra space in or around their home. In turn,
local renters can access storage space at half the price of
traditional storage offerings with the added convenience and safety
of using space nearby.
"What makes us 'world changing' is our ability to help everyday
people make a meaningful income year after year in a very simple
way," said Joseph Woodbury, CEO and
co-founder of Neighbor. "Our users are paying off their mortgage,
student debt and more by listing something as simple as an empty
garage, basement, RV pad, or garden shed on our platform. When it
comes to the sharing economy, this is about as passive and
rewarding as it gets."
Since receiving venture funding in March
2018, Neighbor has invested in many areas of the platform,
including the safety of its users. Neighbor is the only
self-storage company to offer every host property damage and
liability protection up to $2
million. For renters, Neighbor provides an unprecedented
$25,000 in property protection for
items stored. Both guarantees create a safer, trusted experience at
no additional cost to the host or renter.
"Our goal is to make the storage process as simple, safe and
affordable as possible," said Woodbury. "We are the only players in
the industry that are putting real money on the line to guarantee
that every renter and host can trust their property and items are
protected by us."
About Neighbor.com
Founded in 2017, Neighbor is a
peer-to-peer self-storage company based in Lehi, Utah. The company connects people who
have unused space in their homes, garages or apartments to renters
who are looking for affordable storage. Neighbor benefits renters
by providing safer, more accessible storage for half the price of a
traditional self-storage unit, while giving hosts the opportunity
to earn thousands of dollars per year from their empty space.
Neighbor's team helps keep the connection safe, easy and friendly,
so that good neighbors everywhere can help each other out. Learn
more about Neighbor at neighbor.com.
About the World Changing Ideas Awards
World Changing
Ideas is one of Fast Company's major annual awards programs
and is focused on social good, seeking to elevate finished products
and brave concepts that make the world better. A panel of judges
from across sectors choose winners, finalists, and honorable
mentions based on feasibility and the potential for impact. With a
goal of awarding ingenuity and fostering innovation, Fast
Company draws attention to ideas with great potential and helps
them expand their reach to inspire more people to start working on
solving the problems that affect us all.
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