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Ask HN: Startup as a worker cooperative?
The longer I work for someone else the more interested I become in alternatives for my future.
Worker cooperatives seem ideal from my perspective: all worker-owners decide together what are the business priorities, everyone shares both profits and losses, etc.
The thing I'm not sure about is applying this kind of thing to a startup or even a web dev agency.
Any opinions or experiences?
- jesusmichael 12y agosounds like a nightmare...
- not_a_test_user 12y agoWhy?
- jesusmichael 12y agotwo places where democracy doesn't work... the military and private business...
- skfroi 12y agoIt doesn't have to be. Granted it's hard to have consensus but it can be done. Here's a list I found on Wikipedia (I know, I know) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_worker_cooperatives http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_worker_cooperatives. They might not be the biggest companies but I guess you could really shoot for a lifestyle business.
- jesusmichael 12y agothat's a pretty small list... blah blah blah...