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> I think a compelling alternative to Reddit would be a non venture capital backed company that is small headcount wise (think 50 people) and very straightforwa
by Maxion 3y ago
> I think a compelling alternative to Reddit would be a non venture capital backed company that is small headcount wise (think 50 people) and very straightforward about how it earns a profit, is sustainable, and focused on direct pay. No blockchain, no fediverse, etc…
> That means no worrying about advertisers (or headcount associated with wooing them, managing them, etc…), creating a “subreddit” would cost a flat monthly fee and then being a user of the site might also incur a fee. Like $2 a month.
With a business model like .e.g King Arthur flour where the employees own the business.
I would be so down to try to make something like this.
- dimmke 3y agoYes I think a co op model could be good. I think because we are software engineers, we think some novel technology will fix this issue. But the real problem is that companies take on too much money and are then distorted by it. There has to be a change in software away from VC funding outside of where it’s actually necessary. You don’t need 30 million dollars to build this idea. You could take out a small business loan instead. We need to stop thinking of small businesses that create and sell software as “startups” and placing them into a special category in our heads.
- blaise57 3y agoFunny you say this, I incorporated a worker co-op to build a reddit-esque platform with democracy and data-driven tools for communities late last year. Our team is pretty inexperienced, but conceptually and organizationally we've got a lot lined up.
- DeltaCoast 3y agoDo you have a link to share? Btw I'm surprised you just made a HN account to share that? Seems kind of suspicious but I don't know why.