Chelsea Rustrum

Books

Words that move.

Two books. One about sharing everything we have. One about time, death, and what we leave behind.

It's a Shareable Life book cover
Non-fiction · 2016

It's a Shareable Life

A practical guide to participating in the sharing economy. Learn how to use sharing platforms, build trust in peer-to-peer transactions, and leverage collaborative consumption for a more abundant lifestyle.

This book came out of years of living the sharing economy — from couchsurfing to ride-sharing to skill exchanges. It's the guide I wish I had when I started.

What's inside:

  • How to get started with sharing platforms
  • Building trust in peer-to-peer marketplaces
  • Sharing transportation, housing, skills, and more
  • The philosophy behind collaborative consumption
  • Real stories from the sharing economy community
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Time Bomb book cover
Fiction · Interactive

Time Bomb

Fiction exploring themes from the atomic bomb to time machines and death itself. Not just a book — an interactive experience.

This project started as a question: what would you do with a time machine? It became an exploration of mortality, legacy, and the technologies that shape how we understand both.

Experience at blocktime.space →

About the Author

Chelsea Rustrum

Chelsea Rustrum

Author, two-time TEDx speaker, and community builder. Chelsea splits her time between San Francisco and Lisbon, where she runs CoLab — teaching entrepreneurs to build with AI. Her work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Wired, and The Economist.

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