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I think that there is real value in thinking more broadly about the cooperative model when building any new business! As a way to align incentives it makes a lo
by Co_Reentry 7y ago
I think that there is real value in thinking more broadly about the cooperative model when building any new business! As a way to align incentives it makes a lot of sense.
I am part of a growing tech worker cooperative called Tribe Works (https://www.tribeworks.io https://www.tribeworks.io). We are a platform cooperative that helps tech workers connect with businesses looking for contractors or direct hires. We were set up as an alternative to "gig platforms" (upwork, etc) and staffing firms, and quickly realized that the real value in our model was in longer engagements. We usually target roles that last at least 3 months so that our members can access healthcare through the cooperative if they are working full time and allow workers to buy in. The platform ties together the functionality of an applicant tracking software (ie jobvite.com) and professional employer organization (ie justwork.com) and we add recruitment process outsourcing as a service on top. We have only just launched our beta platform right now but hoping to fully launch when we reach 301 members (we are about 1/4 of the way there). We have community calls every other week as well for people interested in learning about the co-op.
We are also part of a larger cooperative called the Staffing Cooperative (https://www.staffing.coop https://www.staffing.coop) which is a holding company owned by every worker. Here is a webinar we were recently on describing the holding company structure: (http://transformfinance.org/investor-resources http://transformfinance.org/investor-resources)
- braindead_in 7y agoWe are an crowdsourced transcription service and are seriously exploring converting into a worker coop. I have been researching worker coops for a month now. How do we get started?
- crankylinuxuser 7y agoI'd contact Richard D. Wolff about what to do next. https://www.rdwolff.com/contact2 https://www.rdwolff.com/contact2
- walshemj 7y agoWhich country ? you probably want to talk to the local coop movement in your country about how they are setup
- braindead_in 7y agoI'm already in touch with the folks at usworker coop. Just attended their seminar on Friday.
- Co_Reentry 7y agoThis sounds rad! Feel free to reach out if you want to chat about it joseph at tribeworks.io
- conatus 7y agoHappy to hook you up with someone to advise, but as people are saying would be good to know your location first.
- braindead_in 7y agoSF. We are a fully remote company though.
- conatus 7y agoCool. Found your email, will drop you a line.
- braindead_in 7y agoHey, do you have any connects to Loconomics?
- xiler 7y agoHas anyone looked into creating a cooperative data labeling service similar to Scale AI, except where labels are owned by the people who created them? Perhaps this might even increase label quality by aligning the interests of the labelers with the people who use them?
- heyitsguay 7y agoI'm very interested in answers to this question as well. I'm working near this space and have a lot of thoughts on what such a service would need to be successful, at least for image tasks. I think it could offer real value to the work forces that complete data labeling tasks, cutting out middleman companies with worker-owned labeling and marketplace software tools.