We’re in the middle of a software revolution.

Imagine what the business world looked like ten years ago. Could you have envisaged a taxi company rising to become the largest in the world, without at any point owning any taxis?

Uber achieved this in only six years.

Similarly, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba offers nearly a billion products. It doesn’t hold any stock.

Airbnb is the world’s largest accommodation provider. Not a single hotel room to its name.