Intentional communities are not 'like' startups, they are startups, all the way down to the legal structure in many cases: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin

Intentional communities are not 'like' startups, they are startups, all the way down to the legal structure in many cases: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_Company Most notable: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company Peter Thiel Further clarifies this: https://www.wired.com/2014/09/run-startup-like-cult-heres/ https://www.wired.com/2014/09/run-startup-like-cult-heres/ I think this insight/mode of analysis is most valuable to founders.