Tech Worker Cooperatives
The cluster discusses structuring tech startups as worker cooperatives or co-ops, sharing examples, resources, and debating why this model is not more prevalent in the tech industry.
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Make it a cooperative. https://tech-coops.xyz/
You mean like in a co-op (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative)?
This sounds a lot like the co-operative model.
I trying to create a management software for Integral Coops in Portugal. In a gross oversimplification Integral coops tend to be location based and allow freelancers and small groups to come together and have a infrastructure as if they were a big business while keeping their independence on the work they want to doI'm trying to make it: a collective project shared between multiple coops, open source, sustainable in the long term.I've already did some micro projects to the coop I
What about starting/developing tech coops like those listed on libreho.st?
It's not exactly what you describe, but you might be interested in looking into cooperatives. https://cdsus.coop/about/what-is-a-co-op/
I am pretty sure that OP is looking for this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooperative - so a tech startup that is owned by its employees, a worker cooperative.
It has happened: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worker_cooperativeCo-ops being people who like to share, you should find plenty of examples online - here's one for UK co-op companies, for instance: https://www.uk.coop/developing-co-ops/model-gove
Start.coop (https://www.start.coop/) comes to mind, but I know I've read about others as well. I don't recall what their exact model is, so it likely doesn't match perfectly with what you're describing.
cooperatives seem great.relatedly:not sure why we don't create 'partner firms' a-la attorneys - the model seems a good fit.